"There are many who believe that fulfillment is to be found by finding one person and sharing your life with them, but I do not think that is how it works, because so many of the people who believe in that are looking for the perfect person still while other sources of fulfillment pass them by.
I think instead that life is round, that the current runs from each to each and then back a different way, and when it does not, life is a broken thing.
And I would tell you this ~ if you are looking for a friend, look for a person who is loved. Look for a friend with many sources of supply. And while there might be days when you'll wonder if there'll be anything left for you, in general I think that you will find what you get is a richer brew." *

~ Merle Shain (1935 - 1989) Canadian Author and journalist

* When Lovers Are Friends, J. B. Lippincott Co., N.Y., 1978,