A True Story

Ryan Sharp

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A true story

I'm not sure that I fully understand what "a true story" was all about. There are always rewards and costs in any relationship. Every relationship involves risks when intimacy is involved.

The risks and costs of a relationship can involve many things. Much of the risk of

an intimate relationship stems from the depth of information that is shared. When you share so much information about yourself to another, it involves the risk of having that information exploited. There's always the risk of breakup. No relationship is guaranteed to endure through the years unless it is nurtures carefully and worked at continuously.

Some of the other costs of a relationship are risks of privacy. You place a certain amount of trust in another person when you are engaged in a relationship. You begin to share more and more personal information to them as the relationship grows. The greatest risk could be that after break up or divorce, the other person could exploit that for their own revenge or personal gain.

The rewards for a relationship range from the physical to the emotional. The benefits could include physical intimacy. Physical intimacy is one of the great benefits, but also one of the greatest risks in a relationship. Physical intimacy fulfills a basic need of touch and proximity that is inherent in almost every one of us. Emotional intimacy is also another benefit of a relationship that is important for a happy and fulfilling relationship.

A relationship provides people with a way to share and express their emotions and true feelings in a way that they can't do with anyone else. They can understand each other's emotions more deeply than would otherwise be possible outside of a relationship. Emotional intimacy is part of what makes people into "soul mates". Emotional intimacy is an essential reward of a healthy relationship especially in marriage.

Every cost of a relationship comes with a risk. We sacrifice part of ourselves when we become part of a relationship, even if it's only a friendship. A happy relationship that is fulfilling for both is one that balances the costs and the rewards. Ultimately, the rewards should outweigh the costs in a relationship or else it won't feel completely worth it.

Sometime people look only for the rewards in a relationship and they neglect the costs. Sometimes they ignore the risks and costs and they soon realize it's too late when the relationship goes sour. But when people can accept these risks and even embrace the costs, then that's when a relationship can blossom.