tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post8779803600017792850..comments2024-03-18T20:24:18.935-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: A hypothesis about marriage and friendshipAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-52010688352406578642009-12-14T11:15:57.467-06:002009-12-14T11:15:57.467-06:00Nic:
I was thinking this way: if romantic relatio...Nic:<br /><br />I was thinking this way: if romantic relationships are defined by emotional union, then any relationship that moves towards emotional union is likely to be seen as romantic. But then, if one does not choose to engage in a romantic relationship with x, one is likely to hold back from emotional union with x. (Especially if one is a man and x is a man, and there is a fear of being seen as homosexual.)Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-75223762346306314262009-12-11T23:46:52.056-06:002009-12-11T23:46:52.056-06:00Well said, though I don't promote marriage of ...Well said, though I don't promote marriage of any kind at all.candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475404364601558705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-7437674715871572572009-12-11T17:36:40.938-06:002009-12-11T17:36:40.938-06:00Hi Alex, Is the thought that there's some sort...Hi Alex, Is the thought that there's some sort of conceptual trade-off between the two -- i.e. that an embodied view of friendship allows one more "emotional freedom" in one's platonic opposite-sex friendships? That may be true to some extent, but I think the kinds of permissible emotions would nonetheless be quite restricted... NUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190274826753764654noreply@blogger.com