just ignore and let this one die

And I am too damn cute to be troll-like

Anyway we can meld the sex vs emotion thing into here and let the poor OP get back to looking for places to hang bout nude?

sounds wonderful Claire

I just finished a big bowl of key lime pie ice cream w/chunks of that scrumptious crust mixed in...

thats the one....I got white chocolate...very yummy

Morgaine, that sounds gorgeous..

dammit, now i got a wanting for ben n jerrys....

Okay.

Where were upto?

/me looks through his cue cards

Oh yeah, I remembered what I was going to say.
I just think emotions should a) not be part of any decision making process and b)remain firmly inside your head where they belond. They, like the OP's junk in the last thread, are not for public consumption.

If he's nude wouldn't he "hanging about" wherever he's at?

Although I can imagine (kind of) emotionless sex I can't even think about chocolate covered ice cream without getting emotional.

mmmmm cantaloupe and ice cream

recommends a pomelo to Isabeau, quite tasty and juicy

Public nudity is a tricky issue, and not one I'd like to have to TACKLE

*rimshot*

I gotcha on that and yes, emotions do rock things- but so what? Why would anyone want to be un-emotional? I understand you are saying u r like this already to some degree? You are then just different than I would guess 99.44th 100reds of the population. Humans are emotional. Yes it is a chemical response - yes it was evolved in order to assure the survival of the species to some degree. I do not however believe it has outgrown its usefulness.. What's wrong with smiling at puppies? What's wrong with that euphoric feeling of being sexually turned on and the warm after feeling? Would life be simpler? Absolutely! But why would you want that? Why would anyone seek it out.? If one has that condition - ok - live with it.. Sort of reminds me of that show Dexter btw - not the cold blooded psychopath killer thing- he obviously does feel since he is addressing his concept of justice - but it is an outlet for his need to kill - that behavior isn't what i refer to- rather, when he is stating he feels no emotional connection to his gf in the show- because he has no idea HOW to feel. that is sad to me- very, very sad. It's worse than blind or deaf or mute- at least there are alternatives for people with those disabilities. Lack of emotional connection seems a very sad way to live.

I dont agree....I base almost every one of my decisions on a mix of emotion, gut instinct, and common sense.
If I left my emotions out of everything, i dont think I would be able to make a single choice.

That said though, I dont think it is impossible for emotionless sex to happen. Its just not something I could do.

You're entirely entitled to that opinion, but in my opinion, it's completely wrong. Except for the part about the other OP's junk not being for public consumption - you're completely correct on that one.

Emotions are wonderful things, and if you don't experience them intensely when you are being intimate with your partner, then you're doing it wrong. I understand that your situation with your partner is a difficult one, but still - holding your emotions inside and not allowing yourself to experience the full range of joy, wonder and even pain that they can bring you is doing yourself a great disservice. Plus, emotions can be very helpful in making decisions. they shouldn't be the exclusive means of doing so, but they should certainly come into play in a number of decisions.

Sometimes I wish I had aspberger's syndrome. Things seem so much simpler when you're an aspie. To elaborate on what I said above - having emotions is one thing, but allowing them to control your behaviour is quite another.

It's a bit like taking a shit - it may be necessary for people to do it, but for God's sake do it in private. And please, don't talk about it either.

This fly was hovering about 12 inches from the water. a fish saw this and said if that fly would drop 6 inches, I could jump out and get that fly and have a good meal. at the same time, a fisherman saw the fly and the fish and said, if that fly dropped 6 inches, that fish would jump up and get the fly, I could catch that fish and I'd have a good meal. at the same time a bear saw the fly, the fish, and the fisherman and said, if the fly drops 6 inches the fish would get the fly, the fisherman would get the fish, and I could run down and get the fisherman. well at the same time a cat was up in a tree and said, if that fly drops 6 inches the fish would jump up and get it, the fisherman would throw in and catch the fish, the bear would run down and get the fisherman, and I could run down and get that fish and have a good meal, all of a sudden the fly dropped 6 inches the fish jumped up and grabbed the fly the fisherman threw in and caught the fish the bear ran down and grabbed the fisherman the cat grabbed the fish and got knocked in the water by the bear, MORAL OF THE STORY? When the FLY DROPS SIX INCHES, AND THE PUSSY GETS WET, SOMEBODY IS GETTING SCREWED,,,

Some emotions, yes. Fear, rage and jealousy all serve useful purposes. I think we can agree, though, that none of them should play a role in our relationships though. That's probably for the best.

I wish I'd saved my nun joke from back around page 30 or so. I shot my bolt too early, so to speak.

Whoa!!!! Jealousy is useful??????

Hey!
I just discovered you can increase the number of posts shown per page from 15 to 40.

The url for this page is

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If you change the 15 at the end to 40 and press enter - voila!

You probably know that. It impressed me though.

Yup. When people have better stuff than you, it motivates you take that stuff away from them and then you end up with more stuff. Perhaps not the most noble of uses, but that's what it's there for all the same.

All emotions serve purposes I think. And they all can cause problems when they get out of control.
A little bit of jealousy can motivate you to improve your own circumstances. Too much can just eat you alive.

Conan- once again SL has proven to me why I come back everyday.

They had a purpose where they are necessary.

Love exists to encourage fidelity and thus create a stable environment for the raising of children. The mere fact that we have evolved to a situation where love can now function independently of procreation is irrelevent. It's advantages to procreation are undoubtedly the reason the trait evolved and remained - no species ever evolves anything without it having some useful purpose.

However, the same can be achieved with logic alone, if one is willing to choose to apply it. Thus love as an involuntary binding force between individuals becomes superfluous.

By now, though, we're all just repeating ourselves - which also serves no useful purpose.

Because you're a masochist?

It is logical for family units to work together for mutual benefit. Feeling love for one another might be a reason for not switching allegiance even when that might logically be advantageous. So I'd say the love serves a purpose of sorts for most of the family members. eg as I get older and less useful I can hope that my children will continue to care for me, and they can hope for the same from their kids in turn.

Precisely my point. Loyalty is the logical choice also, regardless of emotional attachment as one will no doubt have invested significant time, energy and resources in the family unit which would be wasted were one to switch allegiance. As for caring for me when I get old; if I ever got to the stage where I cannot support myself and be of use to society I will take my own life (and that is the only set of circumstances where I would) - not out of despair but out of the simple logic that if I am not useful, then my time is up.