This text offers a critical reflection on the influence of geometric and mathematical thinking on modern conceptualization, specifically focusing on the understanding of "relationship." The author argues that under this influence, the ideal of conceptual clarity became the immobilization of thought, leading to relationships being viewed as static facts detached from the actual process of "relating." While real relating is an active performance that inherently unfolds over time and requires a specific duration to be realized, mathematical conceptualization suppresses this temporal dimension. Such an approach is only applicable to isolated intentional objects rather than the full breadth of reality. When applied to physical reality, as seen in physics, this leads to the reduction of complex phenomena into mental models. Consequently, time is diminished to a mere dimension comparable to space, exemplified by the quantification of electromagnetic or gravitational relations. The text calls for a reassessment of this static perception, emphasizing that any act of relating is fundamentally rooted in the flow of time.