Honestly being self independent is a virtue.  Not having to rely on the opinion of others is more than important.  Do you really have to make each decision by going through a chain of friends and family?

Financially Self Independent
Of course it’s hard to be independent when you rely on others for money.  Avoiding debts with other people makes you in control over your own life.  How can you really be independent if you have to go through someone just to get funds to do what you want?   Should someone decide what is ok and not ok for you to spend you money on?

Being Socially Independent
Socially Indepedent means not relying on the opinions of others.  Do you act a certain way just because you are afraid of what your social group is going to say about it.  Of course it’s hard to be unique and independent when you always have to make sure what you do is popular or fashionable.

Loss of an Independent Self = Unhappiness
I’ve been in these such relationships where I’ve relied on the other person for their opinion on everything, overall we both ended up being unhappy.  The same way that nations have fought to become independent from a foreign land telling them what to do, we too can become our own independent selves.

Of course people like to do the things you want to do, and you certainly won’t have these freedoms until you start thinking for yourself and living for yourself, not other people.

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