Why are relationships so important?
Relationships serve our survival: There is no doubt that human beings are social animals. Our ability to support and provide for each other has ensured our survival as a species. In families that function well, they protect and help children become the best they can be and provide and support for each other. Even at the friendship level, we tend to look out for each other. Relationships meet a basic human need: Psychiatrist, William Glasser, says that all human beings have a psychological need for connection – for closeness with family and friends, to be heard and understood, for touch and to fit in and belong. Glasser says that while all human beings have this need, some people have a very…