need to be in a relationship in order to be happy?

I’m noticing more and more people feel like they need to be in a relationship in order to be happy. “You don’t understand, we’ve been through so much, they taught me so much about myself, they helped me become who I am. We can’t just be friends, it won’t work.” No, I do understand. I understand that you want to be involved with someone emotionally so that you feel like you matter. Stop thinking like a typical love-sick teenager. You two can, in fact, remain friends. It’s foolish to think that you can’t.