There's something else I need in a relationship. I haven't quite been able to put my finger on it, but I ended a two year relationship because of it.

I NEED variety. I crave it. Sometimes I will get the urge to drop everything and just go. I get depressed if I find my life too monotonous. Thankfully my job and school are interesting and crazy enough to keep me focused for the time being, and I'm fortunate to have figured this out before going on to hurt too many people romantically.

Perhaps it falls under the "respect" category, but if I don't find someone interesting enough, I have absolutely zero interest and probably don't really respect their values. We can totally be friends, just nothing romantic.

Sometimes people say they're friends with/interested in me because I make their life more interesting. I quite dislike this; it makes me think, "Well. I can't really say the same for you, and I kind of resent that I am here for your entertainment." I still haven't figured out how to articulate this properly when rejecting someone. I usually just roll with, "I don't think we'd be a good match."