Certainly we should be cautious about letting wants get out of hand, or more to the point, we should prioritize them properly. A "need" is simply a stronger want. So you're always making decisions about prioritizing your wants. Do you want a big-screen TV or do you want a larger house or do you want to spend lots of time with your kids and get enough sleep nearly every night?
I'm looking at emotional/relational wants and needs as an issue as opposed to material wants/things.
How to walk a line between honestly expressing emotional wants and/or needs in a relationship - both giving AND receiving without being (or feeling like) a self-absorbed narcissist.
I have had difficulties with expressing wants in both the emotional and the material world. I can live without the latest electronics without damage to my psyche, but I'm sure that emotional needs have a far greater, deeper impact.
It's evidently not something that comes natural to some of us.
