a continuing desire for romantic intimacy.
Both sides of the experience are real.
Being single does not automatically make a woman stronger, happier, wiser, or more fulfilled. Being in a relationship does not automatically make her dependent, restricted, or unhappy.
The quality of a person’s life depends on far more than whether a partner is present.
It depends on emotional well-being, meaningful relationships, financial security, personal freedom, health, purpose, and the ability to live according to one’s values.
A woman can love someone deeply without losing herself. She can enjoy being single without rejecting love. She can want a relationship without believing that she is incomplete.
And she can spend years without a man without those years being empty or wasted.
Perhaps the most important lesson is this: a woman does not need to prove that she can live without a man, nor does she need to prove that she
