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06 Nov 2018, 2:16 pm
I think your thread is important because those aren't the only two groups who have to find their own family.
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06 Nov 2018, 3:24 pm
I disagree with the "message". Crushes and romantic love are the best forms of relationships, and cannot be replaced with one-night stands, friends or relatives.
Joined: 31 Dec 2011 Gender: Male Posts: 12,183 Location: A swiftly tilting planet
06 Nov 2018, 4:58 pm
I don't think this ignores Maslow's hierarchy of needs, to me Goldfish's OP just presents a more relaxed, reality-based perspective on it.
_________________ "Standing on a well-chilled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origin of the worlds." -Georges Lemaitre "I fly through hyperspace, in my green computer interface" -Gem Tos