It's never been a point of reference to look to a man. It's not always a good thing, I suppose, but I think independence is always preferable to dependence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As I said, men value their independence in a weird way, above practically everything.
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.
I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.
In a world of status, independence is key, because a primary means of establishing status is to tell others what to do, and taking orders is a marker of low status. Though all humans need both intimacy and independence, women tend to focus on the first and men on the second. It is as if their lifeblood ran in different directions.
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, so much as the smallness of his wants.
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
Independence is a very subjective assessment.
I believe women should be independent and have their own life. But I also think that when a couple decides to have a family, things change because you need to live in unison.
For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.
Even if you're independent, I think you get lonely.