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PUBLIC POLL: Do you view women as property?

PUBIC POLL: Do you view women as property?

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LiveUninhibited said:
Pretty common for a guy to want to have a harem and not share it... Horses, lions, and hippos are like that too. I think evolution explains it pretty well. It doesn't make sense to want to take care of another guy's babies, but it would make sense to want other guys to take care of his to maximize the spread of his genes.



Some people want exclusivity to minimize the risk of STDs, especially if they prefer sex without condoms. They also probably don't want to have to care for somebody else's kid if sombody gets you pregnant.

On a less rational level, people are enamored with this idea of two people being soulmates and not needing anybody else in that way. It makes people feel inadequate if you require others for sexual gratification.

Personally I’d like to have a multiperson relationship. I have seen it work before, but I haven’t had one. Though I would have to be the only male as I’m not bisexual. I am serious about my current partner, though, and I’m not willing to give her up in order to have a multiperson relationship, and she’s not bi, but she’s great in every other way. (:)
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I think you're right about the soulmate thing. People tend to romanticize that concept a lot. It comes from centuries of literature glorifying the idea that there is only one person out there that is perfect for each one of us. I think we have more than one soulmate and that we can have wonderful relationships that don't necessarily last a lifetime.
 
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Arcana XV said:
I think you're right about the soulmate thing. People tend to romanticize that concept a lot. It comes from centuries of literature glorifying the idea that there is only one person out there that is perfect for each one of us. I think we have more than one soulmate and that we can have wonderful relationships that don't necessarily last a lifetime.
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i don't actually believe in soulmates, which is a bit of a sticking point for me and my boyfriend. He believes in them, and I don't. I'm far more pragmatic, I think there are many people in the course of our lifetimes with whom we could have compatible longterm relationships, the thing is to stick with one and make it work.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
i don't actually believe in soulmates, which is a bit of a sticking point for me and my boyfriend. He believes in them, and I don't. I'm far more pragmatic, I think there are many people in the course of our lifetimes with whom we could have compatible longterm relationships, the thing is to stick with one and make it work.
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Love is not the feeling that holds a relationship together. Love is the feeling that results from holding a relationship together.
 
No.

You can buy them, but you can't sell them. You can't give them away once they're used.
 
Korimyr the Rat said:
Love is not the feeling that holds a relationship together. Love is the feeling that results from holding a relationship together.
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Actually, love is the ACTION it takes to hold it together. It's keeping on when you don't feel like keeping on.

And you REALLY understand this concept when you have children. Trust me, there are plenty of times I haven't felt like being a mom. I do it anyway.
 
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Korimyr the Rat said:
Love is not the feeling that holds a relationship together. Love is the feeling that results from holding a relationship together.
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Love is the feeling that makes you want to have a relationship in the first place. Love is the result not of the relationship but the beginning of it. Love grows and the bound grows as we hold that relationship together.
 
women are no pproperty. No one is property. Children sre not property either as many parents think.
 
Inferno said:
Love is the feeling that makes you want to have a relationship in the first place. Love is the result not of the relationship but the beginning of it. Love grows and the bound grows as we hold that relationship together.
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Actually, I think the first feeling is infatuation. Love is when infatuation develops into something more mature and enduring.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Actually, I think the first feeling is infatuation. Love is when infatuation develops into something more mature and enduring.
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It really is just a look at first that grows into something more. Do you believe in love at first sight?
 
Arcana XV said:
Quit being even less romantic than I am!! :lol:
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Is that possible? :)

I am romantic, but these days, I have pretty fierce boundaries and it takes me time to let my guard down. I am absolutely crazy about my man, though.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
No. I believe in love that grows over time.
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I think love grows over time yes. But that instant feeling can exist. Love has to grow or all relationships are doomed to failure. I know in my life Alice and I have changed and adapted to each other over the years. Growth is the natural off shoot of love.
 
Lerxst said:
So when Celticlord says his woman is his property and she is required to kneel before him, and that he believes in administering corporal punishment upon her when she deserves it, that is the same as what Jerry said?

Okay, RR.
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The ONLY differences are the rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon. The attitude, the belief, is identical.
 
rivrrat said:
The ONLY differences are the rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon. The attitude, the belief, is identical.
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He would lay a hand on me and find himself behind bars in a world of pain and sorrow for the rest of his life. It would be my life's goal to turn his life to ashes if a male ever thought to hit me. It would be better for him that he were never born.
 
rivrrat said:
The ONLY differences are the rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon. The attitude, the belief, is identical.
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:yes:


:2brickwal


(kicks self for getting involved in this whole thing :sigh:)
 
Catz Part Deux said:
I know that it matters to my boyfriend and I on some deep emotional level. Perhaps because the idea of infidelity is, to me, unthinkable. If I am really in love with someone, I can't really maintain an attraction to anyone else that would result in sex. Just how I'm wired. And, because of that, I want someone who is wired similarly.

But, I understand that not everyone thinks about it that way.
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You are going to have to get out the wire cutters and do that yourself to someone you like. No man is wired that way no matter what they say. They are just good at keeping their thoughts to themselves.
Women have a bio material release mechanism built in. Men just build bio material until they have an opportunity to give it to some hottie or they die.
Any emotional connection is completely separate.
 
Inferno said:
He would lay a hand on me and find himself behind bars in a world of pain and sorrow for the rest of his life. It would be my life's goal to turn his life to ashes if a male ever thought to hit me. It would be better for him that he were never born.
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Annnd... that would fall under the "rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon".

I enjoy BDSM. But god save the man who dares to strike me without my explicit permission.
 
rivrrat said:
Annnd... that would fall under the "rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon".

I enjoy BDSM. But god save the man who dares to strike me without my explicit permission.
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There is not a man alive that has the permission from me. :lol:

But I understand your position. If this is what you choose.
 
rivrrat said:
Annnd... that would fall under the "rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon".

I enjoy BDSM. But god save the man who dares to strike me without my explicit permission.
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:thumbs:


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rivrrat said:
The ONLY differences are the rules and punishments set forth and agreed upon. The attitude, the belief, is identical.
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I absolutely, without equivocation disagree with you 100%. I think we are at an impasse.
 
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