She may realize that love alone does not resolve every difference.
A relationship also requires communication, reliability, respect, and a willingness to work through ordinary difficulties.
Some women decide that they would welcome marriage if they met a compatible partner. Others prefer long-term companionship without marriage. Still others choose to remain single.
All of these choices can be valid when they are freely made and do not involve harm
to others.
At the same time, a woman who strongly desires marriage should not feel pressured to abandon that dream merely to prove that she is independent.
There is nothing contradictory about wanting a loving partner and being capable of living alone.
The real distinction is between choosing a relationship because it enriches one’s life and entering one because society has convinced a person that being single is unacceptable.
Marriage can be meaningful, but it is not the only legitimate form of a meaningful life.
