I Me Mine

When does I, me, mine turn into we, us and our in a relationship. It appears that the togetherness of relationships have gone to the way of the selfish needs of the individual. If my needs are not met then I'm upset, no matter what your reason is. This is my money and if you don't have your own then I guess I will see you when I get back. This is my goal for life, live with it or leave. Have you ever caught yourself living with these words? Have you ever alienated a friend or love one because you only see the I me and mine? When does a relationship become about the us and our needs? When do our needs and goals transcend those of the individual? Aren't relationships, whether we are talking about a friendship or romantic relationship, about the merging of two souls, two wants to become that of the we, us and our?

I guess the superficial soul will only see a giving up of one's self, a change in their own personality to join the we, us and our, but isn't that the point. When we merge its because we are lacking something within ourselves that someone else can complete. A yearning for completion, to feel whole. Don't we think our single friends are incomplete because they are without a mate? For my religious people out there, don't we seek God because without him we are incomplete and empty? So yes, we are giving up part of ourselves for a better version of ourselves, the We, Us and Our that we need. Just a thought.