all hail the heartbreaker

“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.” -Audrey Hepburn

Good ol Audrey. I felt the need to address a topic that kind of feeds off ideas like hers, which is individuals' constant need for affection. I'm not going to lie, this line suits me quite well, I love when people are affectionate to me, and love to share my affection with others. But, I think the problem comes with people who are incapable of living thier life without a relationship. Several of my friends are what you would call the 'serial daters' ... they thrive off being in a relationship, and in fact couldn't survive without one. They go from one relationship to the next, without even giving themselves times to recover. I mean, to each their own, but it seems to me that jumping through a series of essentially rebound relationships will not lead anywhere meaningful in the long haul. After breaking up with someone, especially after being together so long, I feel like people need to take a step back and just learn how to be themselves/on their own again. Most people that enter a relationship end up losing parts of themselves due to the adaptive evolution of themselves within the relationship. So, I think for the sake of self-preservation, people need to slow down. Take the time to be alone and figure out what YOU want to do as opposed to what WE have to do. BASICALLY: Don't let the overwhelming sense of loneliness and self-esteem insecurities push you into a pointless relationship. K? K!

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