Why is it that people think that just because someone is in a relationship they are somehow physically tethered to their partner?

People who are in relationships are still individuals who need to be treated as such. They need time to themselves, they need to be able to hang out with friends without their partner being in attendance at all times, they need to be able to have personal goals and achievements without being expected to share every f#@*ing thing with the other person.

I am not a sidekick or an appendage, I am an individual and should be treated as such.—My own person