When you cannot like yourself, then obviously you have to turn to somebody else. That is loneliness. But when you are living a life that is rich, full, honest, then you are alright with yourself. Now, it is not so that you will not have a relationship with the other; it is just that now you will not have a dependent or parasitic relationship with the other.
The lonely man is a burden on the other; at the same time, he is prepared to take the burden of another lonely person upon himself. That’s how most relationships are. “I am lonely, you are lonely. I will take your load, you bear my load.” As if that reduces your load!