I don’t know if that showed up in prior discussions, but I think many people just value relationship for the sake of relationship. Say, you’re growing up thinking “I want to have a nice healthy family”. Even if from the outside it doesn’t look like you’re getting that much from your relationship, it might still have a very high value for you because it’s exactly the thing you wanted.
Another thing that comes to mind is, ehm, love. Some people are just very happy because they make others happy. So even an asymmetrical relationship that makes the other side very happy and doesn’t bring much visible-from-the-outside value for you could be very good, if you value their happiness a lot.
I don’t know if that showed up in prior discussions, but I think many people just value relationship for the sake of relationship. Say, you’re growing up thinking “I want to have a nice healthy family”. Even if from the outside it doesn’t look like you’re getting that much from your relationship, it might still have a very high value for you because it’s exactly the thing you wanted.
Another thing that comes to mind is, ehm, love. Some people are just very happy because they make others happy. So even an asymmetrical relationship that makes the other side very happy and doesn’t bring much visible-from-the-outside value for you could be very good, if you value their happiness a lot.