Without sex isn't a relationship just a close friendship? (Page 2)
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If you only determine a relationship as romantic based on how often your dick is pleasured, then I don't think you should be in a relationship.
Instead of putting words in my mouth and insulting me, could you just explain what you believe the differences are between a relationship and a close platonic friendship are?
He never said romance was JUST about sex, darling. lol
"Without physical intimacy and sexual chemistry, isn't a relationship just a strong friendship with mutual interests and respect?"
Does that sound like someone who's only thinking about sex?
I've heard some describe their marriage in such a way.
You can choose how to define your relationship. Nobody can dictate that for you.
A close fiendship, with (FWB) or without sex isn't exclusive.
Asexuals who have romantic relationships will definitely disagree
yeah, I've noticed that.
I voted disagree, because I think the emotional commitment plus the exclusivity set a relationship apart from a friendship
"emotional commitment plus the exclusivity"
that's kinda vague to me, could you elaborate a little?
I think most people would call this "love", but in my opinion only a little "crush" does qualify as well. You wouldn't say you had fallen in love with all of your friends, would you?
Exclusivity should be pretty self-explanatory as in no other partners allowed. But I'm not sure whether this is a valid criterion hence people these days do have things like "open" relationships as well. But if it was: You are allowed to have many friendships simultaneously, but only one romance, therefore it's different.
Plus most people would consider fucking someone else outside of their sexless relationship cheating. They wouldn't if they were only friends
Heck, if you DO get jealous it's more than just friendship.
a lot of the time "crushes" are based primarily on appearance.
Ok with exclusivity you're talking about SEXUAL exclusivity
so besides physical intimacy (sex cuddling, kssing, holding hands) what does a romantic partner get that a close platonic friend of the opposite gender wouldn't from you?
You mean friend vs platonic lover, right?
Well first off, you wouldn't ever truly consider to marry someone who was just a friend or live together with them all your life. Also sharing a bed ( nonsexually of course) and shared finances, possibly adopting children together etc. I can totally see that.
Clearly, you wouldn't be that committed to a friend and maybe only see them a few times a week.
And I wouldn't hold hands with only a friend as well
i wouldn't know as been having sex with my female friends since school days an we're a;; still friends