So I enjoy and embrace a lot of this. We certainly don't develop alone, we are always in relationship, etc. But having been in too-close relationships (if not romantic) before, that we to I think isn't just about being able to tell stories. It's also about stepping out of groupthink, and separating your own opinion from that of the relationship/group of that time. Much like a child forming their own opinion as they grow, separate from their parents. And I thought the LW was talking about that, too.