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The myth of the other half: why we are already whole
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💔 What is the root of the myth?
The phrase "other half" goes back to antiquity. Plato in "The Symposium" described the myth that people were once creatures with two faces and four arms and legs. The gods cut them in two, and since then each half has been looking for its lost part. Romantic? Yes. But also a little disturbing. After all, if you are only half, then without someone you are as if incomplete.

💡 Why are we already whole?

You are an independent person
Each of us has our own path, our own interests, our own character. Relationships can enrich us, but they should not be a crutch.

Love should not fill the void
Mature love is a meeting of two whole people who do not seek salvation in each other, but want to walk side by side.

Expecting the "perfect" makes us vulnerable
While we are looking for the ideal, we can miss out on real, living love. And we also allow ourselves to be unhappy alone, as if this is a temporary "wrong" state.

🌱 What changes when you understand: you are already whole?
Anxious dependence on relationships disappears

You stop idealizing your partner

Relationships become a choice, not a necessity

Respect for yourself and for the other appears - without pressure and expectations

You begin to enjoy your life now

🧘 How to feel "whole"?
Spend time alone with yourself - without feeling empty

Invest in your development, interests, health

Learn to be your own support - emotionally and physically

Build connections not out of fear of loneliness, but out of joy of being together

We are not halves lost in search. We are whole, alive, real - and that is how we are able to love deeper, more sincerely and more freely.

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