Can one person completely satisfy the needs of another?  I once had a major fight with a girl friend over that.  She said “Yes.”  I said, “No.”  Sure, you want your “other” to satisfy most of your needs but all?  To me, that relationship would become awfully ingrown (and stale).  Other relationships add to your main one.  Of course, you have to be very careful how you carry on with the opposite sex.  And maintain a relationship very carefully so you don’t threaten your partner.  Under very special, open conditions.  I can’t delineate the boundaries.  You have to do that.  Maybe a relationship in his/her presence as couples.  We are all different and other people bring out different qualities in you.  And then these qualities brought out by someone else you can add to your main relationship.  Relationships with the same sex are a little easier to maintain.  It is always a balancing act.  You do not want to diminish your relationship with your partner.  Each person you meet should add something positive to you.  Having a network of friends takes some of the pressure off your mate.  No one person can satisfy all your needs.  Nor should you try.

I am tired of wearing raggedy blue jeans.  It seems like almost all are frayed and holey.  I am aware of endeavors that require new clothes you ought to be leery of.  Despite that, I want blue jeans that don’t make me feel I am poor, which I am not.  Today I want to run out and buy several pairs of jeans so I can “trash” all my frayed blue jeans.  I don’t want to think about my clothes after I am dressed.  I can’t wait to throw away my raggedy blue jeans.  I like what one girl friend told me, ‘I take care of the clothes I put on in the morning when I get dressed and then I forget about them the rest of the day.’  Not her exact words but close.  I can’t do that knowing my jeans are that “poor” looking.