Dependency may appear to be love because it is a force that causes people to fiercely attach themselves to one another. But in actuality it is not love; it is a form of antilove. It has its genesis in a parental failure to love and it perpetuates the failure. It seeks to receive rather than to give. It nourishes infantilism rather than growth. It works to trap and constrict rather than to liberate. Ultimately it destroys rather than builds people.
--m. scott peck, the road less travelled
i agree. but sometimes, we start out as independent and end up dependent - emotionally, psychologically, socially. we tend to seek the other person when we're sad, mad, happy, and/or going through a phase. bakit nga ba kailangan may kasama? no man is an island...i suddenly started hearing this song in my head as soon as my last statement was out. :)
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