A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can only be found in a couple - but not all of us are made for a relationship.

Stephen Grosz
A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can...
A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can...
A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can...
A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can...
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When I was in my early twenties I had a friend who was engaged to be married. She told me that her fiancé was the perfect man, but she wasn’t sure if he would make her happy. She was worried that she would end up with someone who wasn’t as exciting as her fiancé.

Source: The Examined Life: How We Lose And Find Ourselves

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