I relate to other people in an Independent way when I am able to meet my needs myself.
As I grow into adolescence, I learn to provide whatever I need for myself and make my own decisions and choices.
Once I have learnt to independently meet my own physical needs, I am ready and able to leave home.
Becoming emotionally independent of my family does not make me emotionally independent.
By adolescence most people have sub-consciously learnt to get their emotional needs met by their friends.
Reliable friends & acquaintances can be depended upon to endorse my choice & decision making.
Conforming to peer pressure socially and at work is a form of mental security that many people depend on for their emotional competence.
A truly Independent Relationship is at one with my Inner Guidance System.
Being independent of my Soul will never allow my personal independence.
Consciously meeting my own emotional needs and owning my own beliefs is the pathway to allowing my mental & emotional independence to become realised.
A truly Inner-dependent Relationship is a partnership between my Self and my Soul, which gives purpose to my vision for my life.