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Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love

Poll: All things being equal... which is the deeper kind of love?
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Platonic Love is deeper than Romantic Love
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Romantic Love is deeper than Platonic Love
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Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
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Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 7:30 am
Quick binary poll.
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 7:35 am
What's the difference? Huh
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Tbh I think there's a lot of overlap and you can have both for one person at once.

Platonic - friendship or family, affectionate but not sexual

Romantic - sexual (although often affectionate too)
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 4:25 pm
Definitely romantic goes in "deeper" Tongue
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 4:32 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 3:31 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Tbh I think there's a lot of overlap and you can have both for one person at once.

Platonic - friendship or family, affectionate but not sexual

Romantic - sexual (although often affectionate too)

Silly me and my concept of "love"...
Platonic Love - to adore the mind of the other person, the way the person thinks.

Romantic Love - To adore the other person, as a whole.



But, considering your versions... I'd maybe use other words...
- Familiar Love - friendship or family
- Lust (doesn't even classify as love) - sexual
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 5:07 pm
I dunno.... there was no Friends With Benefits option. Clearly, with FWB there's not really a commitment, per say. I personally couldn't do something like that because I wouldn't be able to just up and leave a friend hanging like that - with nothing but sex. That arrangement works just fine for others, it's just not my cup of tea.
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 6:33 pm
I love people I don't have sex with. I've had sex with people I didn't love. Now, I have the best of both worlds. Smile

For the purposes of the poll, I'll call it Rotonic love.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 6:50 pm
Sounds like a great fight! Popcorn

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 6:51 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 3:31 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Tbh I think there's a lot of overlap and you can have both for one person at once.

Platonic - friendship or family, affectionate but not sexual

Romantic - sexual (although often affectionate too)

For me, affectionate friendship is part of romance. Affection sets the table for love's dinner.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 6:56 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 6:51 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(September 3, 2016 at 3:31 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Tbh I think there's a lot of overlap and you can have both for one person at once.

Platonic - friendship or family, affectionate but not sexual

Romantic - sexual (although often affectionate too)

For me, affectionate friendship is part of romance. Affection sets the table for love's dinner.

That it does....that it does. Thumb up

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