Relationships + Happiness

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Everyone on this planet, big, small, short, tall are very different, have different beliefs, values, likes, dislikes, but one thing everyone has in common is wanting to be loved. And to be loved, you have to have or be in some kind of relationship with someone, whether that is a family member, a friend, or a lover. Why is that? Why do so many people want to have someone love them? Well, being in a relationship brings happiness, and that is what everyone wants. When you know someone cares about you or you care about someone it tends to bring you happiness. This source talks all about happiness in a relationship, and it is reliable because it does not have many adds, it has links to other articles they have written and programs within the site.

Even if you do not have a significant other, you are still loved, so why do people want a boyfriend or girlfriend if they have other relationships? Well, that significant other makes you feel a special way, unlike any other person could make you feel because you care about them in a different way. So many people want a relationship because they are so subjected to it through television, social media, and they see people around them. They see people in a relationship, especially just starting out, they are happy and well, "in love" and who would not want that. Even the coldest of people deep down probably want a relationship because it does bring out a side of you that makes you quite blissful. This idea of a relationship make people just automatically think that they will be happy in a relationship, so if we were not subjected to these things so often then would we not be as longing for one?

Now, why do people have such a longing to be loved? Well, according to Pathway to Happiness, “We fear rejection and not being enough for someone, so when we are accepted we are happy because we like to be loved by another.” We like to be loved because we want to know that we mean someone to someone, we want to feel needed. Some may feel like they should be needed more than others, but no one wants to be alone because it makes us sad and not important. I know me, as a girl, likes to feel liked or loved by someone else. People also tend to be wanted or loved by a specific person, like their crush or significant other, family, and friends, but if they do not really care about that person than they will not care if they like them or not. The bottom line is relationships make people happy because we all like to feel loved, and important because it helps us not feel so alone in this big world.

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