Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

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Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by Tero » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:59 pm

Birds are bonded, often for life. There is some chemistry going on, then it is locked. He may copulate with others, she may. But he is committed to feed whatever nestlings are in her nest.

Love, though complex, isn't just more of the same? Love is blind, you are committed to the one person for some time, not seeing their faults.

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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by Pappa » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:26 pm

Yeah. I read a great article in the New Scientist about love from an evolutionary perspective. I'll see if I can find it...
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Post by Sælir » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:32 pm

My love isn´t blind, I can always see other people´s faults :biggrin:
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Post by Pappa » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:35 pm

Pappa wrote:Yeah. I read a great article in the New Scientist about love from an evolutionary perspective. I'll see if I can find it...
They did a Love Special issue, 29th April 2006. Unfortunately, the content is subscription only.
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Post by cowiz » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:49 pm

If it means lots of shagging, I'm all for it
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Post by mistermack » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:52 pm

It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by PsychoSerenity » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:08 pm

mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
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:?

I assume the same way men know?
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Post by mistermack » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:17 pm

Psychoserenity wrote:
mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
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:?

I assume the same way men know?
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Post by RuleBritannia » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:24 pm

Psychoserenity wrote:
mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
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I assume the same way men know?
Blood in penis?
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Post by Sælir » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:26 pm

RuleBritannia wrote:
Psychoserenity wrote:
mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
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:?

I assume the same way men know?
Blood in penis?
Yes, most of us do love blood in penis!
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by PsychoSerenity » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:38 pm

Tero wrote:Birds are bonded, often for life. There is some chemistry going on, then it is locked. He may copulate with others, she may. But he is committed to feed whatever nestlings are in her nest.

Love, though complex, isn't just more of the same? Love is blind, you are committed to the one person for some time, not seeing their faults.

[There is no free will?]
Well I would question whether there is free will in any of our thoughts and feelings.

Love feels amazing though. :shiver:

And all you silly buggers :lay: , it's clearly something very different to, or at least more than just, sexual arousal.
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by cowiz » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:41 pm

Sælir eru einfaldir wrote:
RuleBritannia wrote:
Psychoserenity wrote:
mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
.
:?

I assume the same way men know?
Blood in penis?
Yes, most of us do love blood in penis!
But not blood on the penis
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by Sælir » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:42 pm

pawiz wrote:
Sælir eru einfaldir wrote:
RuleBritannia wrote:
Psychoserenity wrote:
mistermack wrote:It's always mystified me, how do women KNOW when they are in love?
.
:?

I assume the same way men know?
Blood in penis?
Yes, most of us do love blood in penis!
But not blood on the penis
Some do :coffee:
I´m just a delicate little flower!
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by cowiz » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:42 pm

Sælir eru einfaldir wrote:
pawiz wrote: But not blood on the penis
Some do :coffee:
It depends how it got there
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Re: Love: just a fancy kind of pair bonding?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:57 pm

pawiz wrote:
Sælir eru einfaldir wrote:
pawiz wrote: But not blood on the penis
Some do :coffee:
It depends how it got there
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