Call me naive, but I believe in this.
I know there is great wisdom in the old adages that suggest that you have to love yourself first and foremost and all that. I dont mean to downplay that at all, I have counseled many girls who were falling into this pitfall of trying to find fulfillment and self worth in another.
However humans are complex tapestries, and relationships even more so. I think of it like The Piano guys on youtube (
ThePianoGuys - YouTube). The cello by itself is beautiful. The piano by itself is beautiful. Together, its transcendent. And so can a magically woven tapestry of a relationship be. One can recognize the latter notion without falling prey to the former pitfall. Sure I could live my life without that connection, a cello player could play beautifully by itself. However with accompaniment, it is so much better.
I believe there can be a certain lacking in life without that other part, and with it, it unlocks untold brilliance. I am fine with that, knowing I could have a "other" half, that parts of me won't be fully realized alone. To be honest, I wouldn't want it any other way. This may be me living in a fantasy, but its a damned good one imo.