everyone always told me i needed to get my wants and needs straight. like whether or not i really needed that new pair of sunglasses or whether i just wanted them. but the lines blur together sometimes. nothing is black and white, so why do so many people assume that want and need are two separate and completely different things. why cant they work hand in hand? for example, in my generation there is a general want for love and relationships. and a pressure to have sex like no other. but whos to say that the want of a relationship isn’t the same as a need? what if i needed it? what if i dont? what if i simply crave a relationship with someone that goes farther than “how are you”? those mundane questions that show the shallowness of two strangers conversations. i want more. i need more. what is the difference?