But the movies and songs continue
to promote flawed notions of "You complete me" and "I cannot live without you" ...."I did not exist until I met you"...."I only became a real person when I met you....your love has made me real!" Those are delusions. Another human cannot complete the Self for someone. People try, all the time, and wind up miserable (and often abused or abusing). My brother is one of the most miserable humans I have ever known and yet he firmly believes: "If I only met the right woman, I KNOW I would be happy!" Nope brother. Sorry. No woman on earth can delete your negative thoughts about yourself or create self-esteem for you. That is why all of his relationships end in misery.