I believe vulnerability is a necessary part in a loving relationship. It is the one thing that allows for mutual trust to fully develop, however, this is only the case when both people allow themselves to be vulnerable to the other. As luck would have it, most relationships have one person feeling much more vulnerable than the other. Being the vulnerable one in a relationship can be difficult. Not just because of what it allows or does not allow for, but also because it is difficult to cope with. Being vulnerable and being the only one vulnerable is not the best feeling in the world. Vulnerability is a necessary part of loving an individual. For a person to love someone, they will need to pull down their walls and allow this person in. A person needs to show their significant other who they know they are. If a person feels that they are the only one vulnerable in the relationship, then there’s a good chance they are going to make life more difficult for themselves than it necessarily has to be. Let me explain: If one feels that are the only one vulnerable, then they are most likely going to worry about getting hurt. And justifiably so, as love wouldn’t be love without the possibility of heartbreak. This unfortunately is one of the main reasons why a …show more content…
Most people spend the majority of their earlier years doing their best to shield themselves, to build a fortress around themselves and in other words, to keep people out. Then comes a time when we realize the fortress we’ve built is awfully lonely. So the only thing we can do is begin to trust people, begin to allow them in and hope they respect us and all we’ve kept locked up and hidden. Risk wouldn’t be risk if there weren’t a chance of losing, of feeling hurt. I know most people like to ignore this possibility and pretending like it doesn’t
We live our entire lives caring about other people 's opinions of ourselves where they seem to become our own but they don’t have to. While most of us as we grow up will realize how foolish this was and be themselves anyway; It takes too long, as children we are not shown to be ourselves but shown to follow the crowd, the safe route. The younger generations need to see that risks can change your life for the better and let each of us live a happier more fulfilled
“…people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want" (79). Both protagonist learned about the dangers of fear through the tribulations of their journey. Although life may constantly though curveballs our way, it is important to learn how to take risks. One must to have the audacity to continue on. Odysseus, a courageous Greek hero, would not have made it very far if he was apprehensive of taking risks. Instead, he sought
We all know that staying safe will keep us alive, but it is a boring way to live. The biggest regret a person can have is never trying what they always wanted. As mentioned before, time never stops, so it is crucial that they act now. We fight a battle before we are even born against millions of others to see who will get to the egg first and be fertilized and born. We did not come to this world to just be safe and to be afraid to do new things. We all have a reason to be here and the journey of life is to find our purpose in life. It is what makes life so great, but to get their we must take risks and overcome that fear. People are afraid of taking risks because of failure. They are afraid to fail and not get anywhere. However, that fear can be overcome is they keep pushing and keep trying and keep taking risks. Taking risks will get a person out of their “safe” comfort zones and the result of this can be something so
Therefore, an individual should love the partner irrespective of the arising negative characteristics and not advocate for separation or divorce. The person who loves unconditionally aims at increasing the welfare of the other partner without expecting any benefit in return. This kind of love is common between intimate partners. Individuals unconditionally love without any condition. Unconditional love means not expecting anything in return. If people love without any desire, they will be happy. Unconditional love does not relate with romance, does not expect anything from the other partner, and does not rely on possession or desire. The love is about concern and
Fear prevents us from embracing the present moment. While fear does serve as a protective force, as individuals would not consider consequences without it, it also damages an individual’s ability to live mindfully. Fear prevents risk; it prevents individuals from taking risks that could move them from despair to fulfillment. We stand dissatisfied with the present, yet afraid of the unknown.
If an individual still has not mastered this stage in their life, they could have a commitment or trust issues which is why they can never feel safe or secure in a relationship with a partner.
In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, relationships are a complete contrast compared to relationships in America’s society. In Brave New World relationships are just as complex as America’s society, but without the societal pressures. Relationships in Brave New World are never anything serious, so others aren’t hurt by other people having any type of relationship with someone they’ve also had a relationship with. However, America’s society places such strong meaning onto relationships that everything becomes a lot more complicated.
Yet the next day you may find that a certain situation needs the strengths of your partner, which may well be your weakness so they then will become the
Prior to the relationship building assignments, I had never written a professional thank you note to a professor or place of business. I had a pen pal throughout middle school and also wrote notes to teachers that I had built a relationship with in high school, but neither were to the same degree of professionalism as I learned to utilize in this course. My notes mainly focused on updates of how I was, how my family was, and maybe a few questions to cap off the note.
A special bond is shared and a sense of comfort and togetherness is felt in most any situation. This attachment is very normal in close relationships and healthy to a certain extent. Many times one person becomes more dependent on the other and this can be very unhealthy because everyone needs their own sense of identity. Without your own sense of identity, you might feel smothered or unable to function without your mate. Either way, it is a lose-lose situation.
Trust: trust is fundamental for a relationships survival if you do not trust the other half in the relationship the relationship will fail as there will be a sense of insecurity. Trust is hard earned and easily lost.
... as a stress reliever.(Avila 1) The fear of failing is one of these cases that can diminish us. Failure is not something that should be feared, but instead embraced as if an old friend. Everyone in the entire world has failed and will continue to make mistakes. Safe Haven reminds us that, “The good thing …, is that life is full of second chances.”(Safe Haven) When we fail, we should not be scared, but instead stay composed and wait for our second chance to arrive. “We are always on the brink of making it big or losing everything,” but that should not hold anyone back from overcoming obstacles or pushing forward. (James 1)
As humans, we are constantly building relationships with others and meeting new people, but sometimes it 's hard to maintain a relationship with another person, when only one person is engaged in it. All healthy relationships or friendships should be based upon the concepts of caring, supporting, and spending time with each other, and if one person is not able to provide these concepts towards the other person, then the relationship quickly becomes one-sided.
The idea and development of relationships was always very black and white for me. I had always seen all relationships such as friendships, partnerships, and family relationships, falling under one category. I have recently learned this is not the case at all. There are actually many different components that make up a relationship and as well different categories for different relationships. Robert Sternberg created a model of love called the triangular model of relationships that encompasses the various elements that are necessary for any relationship and as well the different classifications of relationships (Brannon, 2011). In his model, there are three components that make up the triangle.
There are many things that make humans, human. One major component is the capacity to form and maintain relationships. These relationships are absolutely necessary for any of us to survive, learn, work, love, and procreate. Human relationships take many forms but the most intense, most pleasurable and most painful are those relationships with family, friends and loved ones. Within this inner circle of intimate relationships, we are bonded to each other with emotional paste — bonded with love.