Those of us who fail the long-term relationship test tick one of the psychopath checklist boxes Chris. There are twenty on the standard form (I make at least a dozen!) - I don't fall for love much as a useful emotion, tending to see a more pragmatic and comforting form in a general attitude between people that is sadly too rare as more important. Full blown, desperate shagging, of course, has its attractions - but also demerits in terms of ending up with something full-blown. In one unfinished piece of science fiction, sex had become a means of exchanging information other than genetic stuff and love the basis of collectives living as individuals. Most women turn me off because they are fashion victims sporting cosmetics based on being cruel to beagles. My love affairs have been with men (perhaps made easier because the shagging thing is left out), though there have been two exceptions. I am easily swooned by female faces and shapes and like women out for a good time. Despite pleasure, this stuff always seems too vapid to have much to do with love and more to do with turning oneself into a genetic robot.
On 30 Apr, 03:31, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > And no,this isn't a wide open generic question. I'm not interested in agape > here, this is strictly for eros. > > I'm a hopeless romantic and serial monogamist. I fall in love hard and > quickly if I find someone worthy of such, put my all Into maintaining long > term romantic relationships, despite my personal challenges, and against all > logic remain a believer in the concept of a happily ever after relationship > despite a spotty relationship record and a generally rational to cynical > worldview on every other topic. Love is such a basic human instinct to me. > > Perspectives on Love vary drastically though, and I've heard a surprisingly > diverse number of them recently. So, I'm putting the question out to each of > you, not as a debate, but as an invitation to expound what your perception of > the nature of Love is, in your life. There are no wrong answers, so have at > it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
