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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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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 6:57 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.

I am SO getting that on a t-shirt.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 7:49 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 7:30 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Quick binary poll.

Love cannot be deep.

It is simply the release of chemicals such as oxytocin which create a feeling that convinces and tricks your mind so you can reproduce, get help in times of need from friendliness, help one another out.

This is a part of evolution.
Spread your seed babies!

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 8:39 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 7:49 pm)ScienceAf Wrote:
(September 3, 2016 at 7:30 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Quick binary poll.

Love cannot be deep.

It is simply the release of chemicals such as oxytocin which create a feeling that convinces and tricks your mind so you can reproduce, get help in times of need from friendliness, help one another out.

This is a part of evolution.
Spread your seed babies!

Wow, that is deep Worship
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 10:03 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 7:49 pm)ScienceAf Wrote:
(September 3, 2016 at 7:30 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Quick binary poll.

Love cannot be deep.

It is simply the release of chemicals such as oxytocin which create a feeling that convinces and tricks your mind so you can reproduce, get help in times of need from friendliness, help one another out.

This is a part of evolution.
Spread your seed babies!

And where is the release of oxytocin when a parent sacrifices their life to save their child? Probably the light at the end of the tunnel, eh?
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 10:06 pm
The neurochemicals are the cause, not the effect.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 3, 2016 at 10:08 pm
(September 3, 2016 at 10:06 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The neurochemicals are the cause, not the effect.

Ah so right after the desision to jump in front of a speeding car to shove my child out of the way, I feel euphoria?
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 4, 2016 at 12:12 am (This post was last modified: September 4, 2016 at 12:12 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(September 3, 2016 at 10:08 pm)Arkilogue Wrote:
(September 3, 2016 at 10:06 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The neurochemicals are the cause, not the effect.

Ah so right after the desision to jump in front of a speeding car to shove my child out of the way, I feel euphoria?

I'd be willing to bet that adrenaline would be the dominant neurochemical, and that doesn't always have a euphoric effect. Any post-stress euphoria would probably be rendered nugatory by death.

The euphoria would be the effect, not the cause.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 4, 2016 at 12:27 am
(September 4, 2016 at 12:12 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(September 3, 2016 at 10:08 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: Ah so right after the desision to jump in front of a speeding car to shove my child out of the way, I feel euphoria?

I'd be willing to bet that adrenaline would be the dominant neurochemical, and that doesn't always have a euphoric effect. Any post-stress euphoria would probably be rendered nugatory by death.

The euphoria would be the effect, not the cause.

So the love that I feel for my child can produce oxytocin or adrenaline depending on the situation?

Love is pretty amazing.
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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 4, 2016 at 12:48 am
I'm unsure you're reading what I'm writing, and lack the inclination to waste any further time here.

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RE: Platonic Love Vs Romantic Love
September 4, 2016 at 12:52 am
(September 4, 2016 at 12:48 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm unsure you're reading what I'm writing, and lack the inclination to waste any further time here.

I'm unsure you understand what love can do far beyond nuerochemisty. C'est la vie.
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