The Road Less Traveled — In Relationships
Successful Partnerships Exist Between 2 Independent People
Growing within relationships and finding a partner that gives you the space to do so is not usually how relationships go. Often, we end up in relationships, and our identities merge into one. Furthermore, usually, one person in the relationship will outgrow the other. In special cases, both partners will grow together, but separately, and accept the evolved human beings each person becomes.
Find Your Twin
It is paramount to be extremely picky about your partner if you are committed to personal development. Because the person you are today will not be the person you will be months, years, or decades from now. Those who commit themselves to personal development constantly grow, change and evolve (for the better), so it helps to find a partner who is open-minded, adaptable, friendly towards change, and committed to self-development. When you’re with someone like-minded, it’s easier to do life with them and succeed together — while still maintaining your separate identities.
“True acceptance of their own and each other’s individuality and separateness is the only foundation upon which a mature [partnership] can be…