On Love and Polygamy

[catachrestic]

Over time I've come to believe that love amounts to nothing more than a series of brief, fleeting, astounding shared moments. The notion of love as a committed, continuous and mutually respectful dedication to another person is not itself love to me. It can't be, because love doesn't endure, and it only really exists in the ineffable, transient

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[makimonster]

well said.

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Very insightful post. Your characterization of love is one I'm sympathetic to based on my small number of experiences.

Given your personal goal of opening yourself up to love, how will you change your approach to your interactions and relationships?

The title of your post references polygamy, though the word is never explicitly named within the text of your post. Are you simply identifying polygamy with the multiplicity of forms and objects of true love? Did you intend a further meaning or other implications for it?

[catachrestic]

Given your personal goal of opening yourself up to love, how will you change your approach to your interactions and relationships?

This deserves a long answer, which I hope to dedicate an entry to at some point, hopefully soon. Perhaps it will even be an ongoing theme.

Are you simply identifying polygamy with the multiplicity of forms and objects of true love? Did you intend a further meaning or other implications for it?

It's a metaphor, but it also alludes to my skepticism toward possessive monogamous bonds. I've grown a bit weary of the complications of lingering attachments. Once my current bonds are shed, I think I'll approach things much differently in the future, when it comes to how I treat the role of relationships in my life.

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This deserves a long answer, which I hope to dedicate an entry to at some point, hopefully soon. Perhaps it will even be an ongoing theme.

I look forward to reading it.