Acharya Prashant begins by questioning the fundamental need for a partner, suggesting that the desire for one stems from a sense of inner vacancy, incompleteness, and an urge for something one feels is missing. He posits that people seek partners in the hope that another person will provide what they lack. He then presents a dilemma: if a person finds fulfillment with one partner, there is no need for another. Conversely, if one does not find fulfillment with a partner, seeking another is also futile. The issue, he clarifies, is not about the morality of having one versus multiple partners. The speaker argues that the debate is not about the number of partners but whether any partnership can truly bring contentment. He states that one can experiment with any number of relationships—platonic or sexual—but gives an early warning that none will provide lasting contentment and will be a waste of time. He points out that even those who remain loyal to a single partner often do not find what they were looking for in that relationship. Therefore, the real question is whether these partnerships are any good at all. Acharya Prashant describes these relationships as blind attempts to get from people what they cannot give. They are shallow means, often centered on the body and sexuality, used to pursue a deep destination. He explains that all relationships are fundamentally attempts to fill an inner void. The consciousness is described as trembling, wounded, incomplete, and lacking its own center, which causes it to stumble from one person to another seeking relief. He dismisses any moral superiority of monogamy, stating that both those with one partner and those with many are failing in their attempt to find deep fulfillment through shallow means. He advises that one must honestly question what they truly want: is it another person, or something deeper? The urge is not merely physical but spiritual. The body is a very shallow instrument to attain what the consciousness desperately craves. He suggests that physical intimacy should be an incidental outcome of spiritual nearness, like the tail of an elephant, not the elephant itself. The solution is to find what one truly seeks through deeper means like wisdom literature and a profound understanding of life, rather than through other people.