#51 · Nov 01, 2012 00:47 UTC
Divebomb — Nov 01, 2012You say love is an emotion... How so? Marriage is an institution, entered into by people who are in love. Satisfy pre-requisites to enter into a state of being in love prior to entering into a state of being married. To suggest that love is anything other than an institution is somewhat short sighted. Do you really believe that you just fall in live with just anyone? That is crazy to me. I'm not goin to fall in love with just anyone because I am not physically attracted to just anyone. I consider that a requisite factor for me to even begin exploring my "checklist.' If you're willing to open the door to your heart to anyone who comes knocking, I call that desperate. I think any man with standards has a checklist. Is she pretty. Does her breath stink. Does she satisfy my sexual desires. Does she entertain me. Can we be friends? Does she complain about the things I enjoy or vice versa. Does she like pets. Can I live with her? Can she live with me?
I know damn well I'm not the only person that asks myself all these questions. And I know damn well I'm not the only man on the planet that won't even entertain the idea of "love" with someone I'm not attracted to.
It doesn't make me a robot. It makes me brutally honest. I'm not gonna talk to a mean ugly woman. I choose who I love.
Love is defined as a emotion, for one thing. Look at it this way.
If you walked in a room of 5 damn good looking women who met your desires, you could not chose one of those women and fall in love at will with that person. Looks have little to do with it. Even if you take that out of the equation, looks, you still don't have control over who you fall in love with. Does that make more sense to you?
Why would it be required to live with someone you love?