She talked about how being single is not a good feeling to live with. She wondered if there was something about her that has kept her from enjoying and being in an intimate relationship. Weekends were the most difficult as she felt alone in a world of couples.

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Everybody's Doing It

Being single can be difficult, especially, if you are surrounded by friends who are into intimate relationships. And it could get complicated when you are single and face peer pressure about getting into one.

Also, as people start moving into their professional lives and settling, the need for companionship becomes more crucial.

Love You

If you have been single for a while, you might start to doubt yourself, your physical beauty and may start to associate your worth in terms of a relationship.

Before you get into a healthy relationship, you need to be comfortable with your personality and body.

A Worthy Cause?

A 19-year-old boy told me that being in a relationship had changed a lot of things for him.

He said, "My girlfriend and I now hang out with other couples as it's more comfortable. Having a girlfriend makes me feel more accepted."

Often women and men enter a relationship to reassure themselves that they are worthy and capable of being loved. At other times, being in a relationship is a way of being part of a group or being accepted.

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Meeting Mr. Right

Relationships are crucial and people have different perceptions about the kind of person they would want to be with. Sometimes not finding love is about not finding the person that you are looking for or the "right" person as they say.

But it is only a matter of time, before you find someone who is compatible with you and you can enjoy being with.

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Making It Work

It is not the relationship that brings happiness to your life. In fact, it is the other way around. If both the partners in the relationship are happy individually, they will contribute to a healthy, happy relationship.

Before you enter a relationship, build one with yourself. I once met a girl who had been in a three-year relationship said that in spite of being attached, there were moments of loneliness. In time, she learned to enjoy her own company.

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There are certain emotional and physical needs, which can be met in an intimate relationship. However a partner cannot fulfill all your needs.

Sometimes you may have to rely on friends or yourself for that matter. People live their lives, believing that emotional needs can be fulfilled only in a close relationship. That's far from truth.

You can build a circle of friends who can be a source of support and understanding. For some people it is work or their interests that help fulfill certain emotional needs. Remember that a healthy lifestyle is about having a well-balanced personal and professional life.

It involves having an intimate relationship as well as close friends. Most importantly, a healthy relationship is one where you as a person are in touch with and love yourself first.