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Originally Posted by Iliftrocks
Then what is it for? If you don't get something out of it, then it's not a relationship, it's just you pouring out yourself for nothing. That's fine and dandy for charity work, but a personal relationship should always be give AND take. It would be silly to expect 50/50 all the time, but there should be a benefit to both parties in any relationship.
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No sir. That attitude is precisely why relationships DON'T work--friendships, family relationships, intimate relationships, or any other kind.
Which is why when you said:
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Originally Posted by Iliftrocks
By the way, I have found myself to be lonely (alone) a lot in life.
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...I wasn't particularly surprised. It has nothing to do with the "kind of person you are" (which is a myth anyway) or what interests you have in common with people. It has everything to do with your fundamental view of what a relationship is for, which is: you get something from it.