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28 Oct 2007, 8:52 pm

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without lust, our species would discontinue


And...?


We would win the Galactic Darwin Award.



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28 Oct 2007, 9:04 pm

geek wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
pandabear wrote:
without lust, our species would discontinue


And...?


We would win the Galactic Darwin Award.


There would be peace for all time. The entire human race would be at rest. Death is something I welcome.



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29 Oct 2007, 4:42 am

I don't think lust is a negative thing. If anything it's the predecessor to love. You don't "fall in love" you "fall in lust" and than perhaps when you actually get to know the person lust turns into admiration which than of course can turn into love.

I think as much as people deny it. There is no getting past sexual energy. You either have it in the beginning with your person of interest or you don't have it at all.



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29 Oct 2007, 6:39 pm

Othila wrote:
I don't think lust is a negative thing. If anything it's the predecessor to love. You don't "fall in love" you "fall in lust" and than perhaps when you actually get to know the person lust turns into admiration which than of course can turn into love.


For some people, I'm sure that's true. It's not true for everyone though; it's quite possible to fall in love with someone for who they are, what they're like, ect. without thinking about sex or physical attraction. I didn't fall in lust; I fell in love.


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29 Oct 2007, 6:44 pm

RainSong wrote:
it's quite possible to fall in love with someone for who they are, what they're like, ect. without thinking about sex or physical attraction. I didn't fall in lust; I fell in love.

QFT



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29 Oct 2007, 6:58 pm

At this point in my life i'm just looking for a human blanket at night. Lust comes second.



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29 Oct 2007, 7:04 pm

I'm over this topic now



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29 Oct 2007, 7:19 pm

Segasage wrote:
I'm over this topic now

...and yet it goes on without you.

Curiously enough, the world does not revolve around you. Thought you might be interested in knowing that! :D



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29 Oct 2007, 7:36 pm

shadexiii wrote:
Segasage wrote:
I'm over this topic now

...and yet it goes on without you.

Curiously enough, the world does not revolve around you. Thought you might be interested in knowing that! :D

Liar!! :lol:



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29 Oct 2007, 8:04 pm

Well i made this topic when i was mad cause my last relationship was ruined by it now i don't realy care and thats what i ment



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31 Oct 2007, 2:33 pm

I tend to view lust and love on a spectrum, just like Asperger's and Autism are on a spectrum. On one end is lust, the sexual need for a being to serve their own ends and/or to procreate. There's no emotional attachment involved. It's pretty much business as usual. On the other end of the spectrum is love, the strong emotional attraction to someone else in which the other person shares the same attraction. I normally define love in this sense as being unconditional, that no matter what happens, what is done, and so on, both people will love each other, no matter what, and can overcome pretty much anything.

I've found that for most people, it's harder to achieve true, unconditional love than it is to find pure lust. I suppose that's because it's easier for most of us to give into our base drives and instincts than to hold them off and control them. Me? No lust for me. I want unconditional love. That's pretty much all I want. I don't have much of a drive for sex. I don't want sex, in all honesty. My hand serves its purpose just fine in that regard.


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31 Oct 2007, 5:43 pm

GenericBrandUserName wrote:
I've found that for most people, it's harder to achieve true, unconditional love than it is to find pure lust. I suppose that's because it's easier for most of us to give into our base drives and instincts than to hold them off and control them. Me? No lust for me. I want unconditional love. That's pretty much all I want. I don't have much of a drive for sex. I don't want sex, in all honesty. My hand serves its purpose just fine in that regard.


Amen to that.

As for the topic at hand, I'm just going to stand by my previous remark: That which burns hotter dies quicker.