Strong love is not codependency
In various places on the internet, people like to give relationship advice. One type of advice people like to give is about what kind of love they think is healthy. Sometimes, a person seeking help with their relationship might describe their feelings about their significant other as follows: "I couldn't live without my SO." "I can't imagine life without my SO." When a person writes that, someone will inevitably respond: "It's wrong to say you can't live without someone. Saying that is giving them power over your life no one should have. This is unhealthy codependency." No. It isn't. First of all, what the person is saying isn't: "I am 100% for sure going to kill myself if this relationship fails." What they're saying is: "This relationship is very valuable to me, and losing it would be very painful. Ending this relationship is not an option I will consider at this point." Phrasing this as "