/u/QuestioningFluff on As an Ace, trans, divorced person, I found this quote very encouraging and accurate

I wouldn't have said that it's an unpopular opinion -I think it's more that people forget that platonic relationships exist, just as how familial relationships e.g. siblings and parent-child relationships are still relationships even though they aren't romantic or sexual.

But what Keanu says seems to imply that only people who are unable to care for themselves need company "once you know how to care for yourself company becomes an option and not a necessity" which puts socialising into a negative light -you need friends (and family if they're supportive and you get on well with them or they'll be there for you during difficult times) because it means that you have a support network that can help you deal with stress.

However, the response was to the assumption that "single people are lonely all the time" therefore the comment was talking about those who date constantly/have been in mostly long-term romantic/sexual relationships without taking a break between each one (if a person has had multiple relationships of that nature over the course of their lifetime) so, in this scenario it seems to be suggesting that people who are in a romantic/sexual relationship aren't self-reliant unlike those who are single -Keanu seems to suggest things which apparently people do when on dates, they're actually normal everyday things which people can do on their own, with friends or with romantic partners -hence why he says it- but he's saying that dating isn't compulsory - it's an optional extra in life.

May 24, 2019 at 06:37AM