Do we really need a companion in life?

This blog's title might leave many of my friends who are reading this, with curiosity. Worry not. I'm just posting a question most of you could have asked or the right question would have been is "he/she be the one?".

So do we really need a companion in life? Someone we can go home to? But also someone who nags and in an extend controls the way we live our life?

I was born and raised in an environment full of control and restrictions. Being the only child, I'm naturally my mum n dad's focus and needless to say control. But I have to say, I'm rebellious by nature...I'd just do the opposite all the time. I'm not proud of that fact, but I have always have the urge in me to break loose. But until this very day, I still love my parents alot and being love alot in return too. Unlike the most of the only child i knew, I moved out and stayed on my own as early as 18 (ever since college years) and that was when I started staying on my own until this very day. Having said that, there was no occasions I've ever let my parents down nor let them worried sick. I think I've surprised them a great deal, in a positive way.

Bottom line is, freedom has always been something I cherished. I've great friends around me, friends whom I can hang out day in day out, weekends, weekdays (although weekdays is bogged down enough with work). Amazing trustable friends I can share details of my life with. I've hardly have my own spare time to do what I like, alone. So do I need a companion...a companion in life?

Many guy friends I know, think the same. Many citing reasons like they don't wish to take the next step because they are afraid their own space will be compromised. And the trend in these guys, are that they have been single for too long and probably have tasted the sweetness of "freedom".

My take, you can have all the best buddies in the world, parents, sibblings etc...but nothing comes close to the experience of having some you can go home to and just pour everything out to him/her. When you can just let your guts down...let your anguish out and he/she still understands. When you can feel the comfort and care that can possibly last very long. Longer and beyond what our parents can offer, our sibblings can render and while our friends still call us for happy hour/party. And for that selfish reasons, yes we all need a life companion.

And if one can feel that way with another person, who was once totally unrelated, once a complete stranger...then high chances are, you have found the one.