Can you separate the two and does your ability separate the two change with age? I was going to post this as a poll but I would rather have people elaborate on their answers.
I think it's possible to separate the two. There are obvious examples of people having purely sexual relationships, but having no love connection. And there are swingers - people who love each other, but have sex with others.
The way I look at it (and this is very simple) is that sex is something that is more on a superficial level. You have 2 people who have sexual chemistry and are physically attracted to each other. Biblically, you are supposed to wait til marriage to act on those primal urges but, realistically, that is something that rarely anybody does. Love is a lot deeper and it consists of many things where sex is just one of those things. You want to know what love is? Love is helping your spouse out with things around the house, even the things you really don't like to do such as hanging up laundry or doing the dishes. Love is being there for your spouse, no matter what. Sex is usually that reward that is given for you being selfless.
They have nothing to do with each other. I've had plenty of sex with women I didn't love. I've also had sex with women I love. No difference to me... all i cared about was "getting off" either way.
Sure it's possible, but sometimes even if it isn't love that happens, stronger feelings do evolve or are connected. It's just that they may not rise to the level of love, but might be more than just purely sexual as well.
I can separtate them...well not anymore seeing as I am married. But yeah, I've slept with a lot of girls that I didn't love and it is better with someone that you do love
Yes. No. Different chemicals. See Helen Fisher's "Why We Love" for more on the three kinds of love, chemical composition, triggers, behaviors, and neural pathways.
I was going to make a comment about this until I remembered you're drapg. I'm just happy you're back.
