Oddbean new post about login | logout I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. — Ayn Rand
That's depressing and isolationist.
Imho it's quite the opposite, because it founds relationships on the basis of self respect and deep respect for others as well.
I need to think more on that... from previous experiences relationships where respect was a topic rarely had bandwidth to focus on happiness as well.
Respect also means freeing the other person from expectations, wishes or desires. If both parties grant that and you can be completely yourself on this basis within a personal relationship, this is an important prerequisite for a honest, deep and authentic interconnectedness.
Completely agree.