Can a relationship be like an escalator? Or a relationship should be like an escalator.
You should be with someone that makes your climb easier and the descent too. The person that loves you will make you feel light and will make you feel that an endless series of stairs has an actual end. That same person will make you feel unafraid to face the thousands of stairs that go down the underground. When the heat becomes strong, down there, and the legs are tired after having walked a long way, the escalator will transport you without worries, so you can rest a bit.
It’s not about someone else that makes the job for you, don’t think of it this way.
It’s more about facilitating something in the moment of need.
It’s about enjoying the ride and the moment without suffering too much for something so simple.
Being on an escalator requires a level of trust as well because once we’re on it, it won’t stop or go back, we just need to accept and go ahead. Whether you’re going up or down, you just need to trust the flow and wait until the escalator ends. Be patient while arriving at your destination and be careful when you go up or down the escalator. It can be a little dangerous or scary.
But it won’t hurt you.
Just look down and firmly step on the moving iron stair piece.
Just jump out when it ends.

I don’t think you need to take the escalator all the time. Sometimes you can let it go and take the stairs, so you feel your heartbeat increase and sweat on your back.

Be grateful and kind to the escalator, it makes your life a little bit easier. Just like a good and healthy relationship.