You can be perfectly capable of living independently, love freedom, and still be capable of close relationships. In that case, a partner is not a crutch or a rescuer - they are someone you choose.
But there is another kind of independence: asking is not allowed, depending on someone is not allowed, showing a weak spot is not allowed. Because if I need nobody, then nobody gets the chance to hurt me.
Popular astrology often automatically assigns this pattern to Aquarius, Sagittarius, or some other supposedly “freedom-loving” sign. That is far too simplistic. A person’s way of building intimacy cannot be determined by the Sun alone - even within astrology, you need the whole chart.
So independence itself is not the problem.
The difference lies somewhere else: am I choosing self-reliance, or am I constantly trying to prove to myself that I will never need anyone?
From the outside, these can look almost identical. But the relationships they create can be completely different.
The stars speak. The choice is yours.