Frederick Perls said "I do my thing, you do your thing ... If we don't meet, it can't be helped". One psychology textbook I read stated that he was saying that we don't *have to* have someone else in our life, i.e. a mate, to be healthy psychologically, although it is beautiful if it does happen to work out that way.
Was Perls wrong about this?
2007-05-22 23:58:28 · 2 answers · asked by pomosimulacrum 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Well, I don't believe that we need a soul mate to be able to live a full life.
However, we do need true friends, and as many as we can get.
We need a sounding board for our thoughts, desires, wants, needs...
We cannot exist without friends, let alone live a complete life.
2007-05-23 08:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was this said in a counselling context? It sounds OK to me. If people don't click together (barring arthritis) then it is perhaps best they don't fake it.
2007-05-23 07:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋