Here are a few phrases that illustrate this dynamic of self-affirmation and maturity and encourage reflection on it: "Those who do not learn to enjoy their own company turn the other person into an escape rather than a source of love. The constant need for new adventures is often merely a fear of confronting the stillness and depth of who one truly is. Mature love does not seek in another what is missing within oneself; rather, it overflows from one's own sense of wholeness."