Relationships are like cigarettes, once you have one and you’re through with it, you need another one. Before you get into your first relationship, you’re more or less fine; or at least I was. After my first relationship, I was left with an empty hole in my life that needed to be filled.
If I had to choose a side, I would say I am for relationships. I’m the kind of person that enjoys building friendships and relations with people. I like to socialize, and flirt of course. My problem though is that I really don’t like to date, not so much that dating is bad, but I personally like commitment.
As far as dating goes, there’s no commitment. It’s so much better to build a good foundation for a relationship through a friendship. Then if you wanted, you can take it to the next level.
Sometimes it could be bad to get into a relationship with someone you’re really good friends with though. My last girlfriend was my best friend for four months before we hooked up one day. It was a good run, but she was also really good friends with one of my best friends at the time. To make a long story short, she wasn’t as faithful to me as I thought she was, so I cut it off. It hurts, but I’ll get over it eventually. She and I don’t talk anymore and neither do my ex-best friend and I.
The bottom line is relationships are addicting. I personally really like to get to know someone before I become exclusive and involved with them. In my most recent case it didn’t work out in the long run. I’ll move on though, we all do.