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it's possible for humans to enter a symbiotic emotional relationship with one another.
noun, plural symbioses [sim-bee-oh-seez, -bahy-] (Show IPA)
1.
Biology.
the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.
(formerly) mutualism (def 1).
2.
Psychiatry. a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other.
3.
Psychoanalysis. the relationship between an infant and its mother in which the infant is dependent on the mother both physically and emotionally.
4.
any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.
can reach the level of a symbiotic relationship with another human being. If this is a real phenomenon, is it possible that there is a real symbiotic relationship for everyone? Or is it even possible that we all spend a lifetime looking for this symbiotic relationship to no avail?
originally posted by: luciddream
I get what you mean, but Symbiosis is not a term you should use.
Symbiosis is between 2 different species.
I think there are people that are happy by themselves.
the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.