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General Discussion / Re: "Why don't women like nice guys?"
« on: November 15, 2012, 05:45:12 pm »
Actually, the human species is arguably the most proficient romancers on Earth. That's just a similar statement to saying that this is the best of all possible worlds, really. [DA]But... if we're the best there is, how can we say we are not the best that can be? Perhaps it is not mankind that is flawed, but romance.[/DA] Totally want to see this thread morph into "What is love?" One of my profs during the BA did a collab book on the philosophy of sex and love. I... really need to actually read it, heh.
It does seem that we're not really built for long term monogamy (serial monogamy seems a bit more likely, really), though. Most long term (over... what is that phrase, seven year wandering eye? Something like that.) marriages/partnerships have jack-all to do with romance in relation to their longevity. They tend to be founded in other things; economics, supporting a family, social mores, comfort, etc. I sometimes wonder if normalized partner sharing would result in a happier world in general, m'self; benefits of a long term relationship while still having the passion of short term ones. You don't really need romantic involvement to happily live with someone not blood related and of your preferred gender, after all.
It does seem that we're not really built for long term monogamy (serial monogamy seems a bit more likely, really), though. Most long term (over... what is that phrase, seven year wandering eye? Something like that.) marriages/partnerships have jack-all to do with romance in relation to their longevity. They tend to be founded in other things; economics, supporting a family, social mores, comfort, etc. I sometimes wonder if normalized partner sharing would result in a happier world in general, m'self; benefits of a long term relationship while still having the passion of short term ones. You don't really need romantic involvement to happily live with someone not blood related and of your preferred gender, after all.
And/or you wouldn't mind a fairly terrible player 