“I feel like love is a lot stronger when you want someone without needing them,” Sierra says. “Please explain.” I like this phrase Aleksandr used the other night, and I think I’m going to employ it often. “Well,” she says slowly before pausing. “When you love someone because you need them, it’s hard to tell what that love is based on—is it really love or is it codependency? But when you love someone that you don’t need in your life, when you’re already whole and you love someone because they make you happier, better, more fulfilled—that’s a much stronger kind of love.”
