This is definitely one of the areas of the human experience I poke around in, a lot.

I always run into this "uncomfortable reality" of just how many people on this planet walk around and see others as little more than "game pieces" in their personal maps of life. And I find myself alternately disturbed/depressed that a healthier non-usary alternative seems to be the exception, rather than the rule.

So often, people seem to be threatened by someone's decision to voluntarily choose less of something, rather than more.

Perhaps the root of my/our discomfort lies in the fact that there's an unhealthy conditionality there. Particularly in love. Instead of simply "I love you, because the world is more beautiful because you're in it!" love "nuggets" are dispensed like dog treats when we do certain things that suit other people's realities, but the treats are withheld when we are not pleasing to them. It's all so transactional, and definitely not unconditional.

And yes, I am an idealist and romantic, in many ways... even if it's not always the most functional way to be, in life!

And a big YES to being ever-evolving!