• JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 days ago

    A relationship is not special because you fuck. It is special because you’re with a person you mesh well with. No amount of fucking will save a relationship that is not built on mutual compatibility.

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        4 minutes ago

        I mean, it depends on how old you are, right? I did a 22 year monogamous stretch, but before that and between that and my husband now (10 years so far monogamous) got around some & had fun, my # would doubtless be shocking to many if I could even figure it out but it doesn’t mean I can’t be in a stable relationship, I was before and am now too. Husband similar story.

        Some of us can enjoy recreational sex and also enjoy committed relationships.

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        4 days ago

        Yeah thats what im saying. A relationship is both physical and emotional(for me at least). Theres a reason why most couples move in together, sleep together, etc. Youre not just fucking the person but their soul as well(literally what my english teacher said💀, but i agree).

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          3 days ago

          Right. You can have all of one without the other, or you can have a mix of both. Someone with >100 partners is communicating that they’re probably more interested in a physical relationship than a deep emotional one.

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        3 days ago

        Or maybe they’re perfectly capable of a stable relationship, they just also enjoy casual sex. Maybe even at the same time in a non-monogamous context.

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        4 days ago

        Nah. Knowing that someone has fucked 100 people, what this 4chan user is talking about, just tells you that that person does not view sex and relationships as a single thing.

        You only get a body count that high by doing one-offs, where you are just looking for sex and aren’t trying to turn it into a relationship. That tells you nothing about how good a partner they will be once they actually enter one.

        This assumption that sex should only happen between partners in a relationship is exactly why people jump into self-destructing relationships instead of waiting for a person they actually vibe with.