Should a Relationship Ever Be a Goal?

We’re told to set goals, but maybe some things aren’t meant to be goals

Over the years, I’ve had goals around relationships. At one point, the goal was marriage and kids. At another point, it was to find lasting love — with or without marriage. There was even a time, very briefly, when the goal was just to find someone I was sexually compatible with.

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These are the elements that make up relationships. What is lust? What is love? And how do we deal with the loss when right now or forever ends?

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