Today is my parents' 34th wedding anniversary.  Every year, they take a trip for a week to celebrate and this year they're going to Philadelphia.  And because it's so close to NYC, I'll be heading down later to have dinner with them.

My parents aren't a good match for one another, but I think at this point they're staying together mostly out of habit and fear.  It's their relationship, though, so I leave it to their judgment to determine if it is something they want in their lives -- and they obviously do.

When it comes to romance, having a relationship like theirs is something I absolutely want to avoid.

It does not seem like too much to ask to have someone in my life who inspires me, challenges me, and makes me laugh.  I want someone who is an asset to my life physically, emotionally, and socially -- not a liability.  The term "ball and chain" is not something I want applied to my relationship in any meaningful way.  Every relationship I've had that I've ended, I did so because it failed to fulfill those criteria.

While I don't believe it's too much to ask, I don't really care if it is. I don't want anything else.

I hate when people say relationships are hard work.  I don't mean that I think every day is a party or that one never has disagreements, but if living your life with someone who embodies the core of your own values and identity is so difficult, what does that say about your own self-evaluation?

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