Relationships are transactional?

! remember the first time I said this, and I remember it vividly. I mean, there is absolutely no way I would have thought about it, without questioning my very own moral fiber. Transactions? I mean, the word is used as a cold description of something that is purely material, like commerce, and we all want to believe, and I'm in that group as well, that relationships, friendships or even love are way above such things.

However, in my mental exploration I did manage to find a way to reconcile the thought. Why was it important to do so you ask? Simply because I want to make sure I'm being honest with myself. The idea that I give without expectations of winning anything back is beautiful, inspiring, but is it entirely true? is it?

Before you begin to type your best attempt at dismissing my point, allow me a few more minutes of your mental bandwidth, I think I just might make my case and disarm you from any anger you might be feeling at the moment.
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