More and more modern men just don't care about a traditional relationship anymore because of many factors. Hyper individualism is one of those and I completely understand and some what relate to OP even though @DyingOfTheLight is right that relationships are much more than just sex and practical stuff but let's face it, times have changed. That utopian, romantic view is nothing more than a fantasy for many people. Also more alternatives and distractions than ever before. More and more are going to stay single (by choice)... Not a good evolution but statistics are clear.
Being in love fades away, love is a daily practice imo.I agree these are all weak substitutes but let's be honest. Who experiences real love? A child and mother sure but between man and woman? I'd say that's conditional love and not pure, real love atleast not for the vast majority. Also 50%+ divorce rates in many western countries... So seems not many are happy by your standards in our modern society.
I believe we need to go back to a more practical/rational romance, not using love as the most important criteria for relationships (love can grow too imo) . Atleast if we want a stable society where we can maximize people's "happiness". Anyway this is a deeper and difficult subject to explore.
I agree these are all weak substitutes but let's be honest. Who experiences real love? A child and mother sure but between man and woman? I'd say that's conditional love and not pure, real love atleast not for the vast majority. Also 50%+ divorce rates in many western countries... So seems not many are happy by your standards in our modern society.
I believe we need to go back to a more practical/rational romance, not using love as the most important criteria for relationships (love can grow too imo) . Atleast if we want a stable society where we can maximize people's "happiness". Anyway this is a deeper and difficult subject to explore.
The romantic issue is just part of a larger cultural decline we experience in the west imo. We're living in an extremely liberal society combined with neo liberal capitalism that just makes everything into a (financial) transaction.
The most successful relationships are when both parties know how to psychologically support each other mentally and physically. If you tend to be self centered and selfish, you will fail. It's all about compromise. Love should eventually be unconditional if you are truly in love. You have to make the novelty never wear off. The problem with society today is they have too many options and distractions so loyalty and faithfulness is declining. This forum exists because we all need some type of companionship and mental support in our lives. We all yearn for brotherhood and acceptance. This place can give you validation and acceptance in a virtual sense. But it's better to get it in person if you can.Being in love fades away, love is a daily practice imo.
I believe that the welfare state, a deviation from capitalism, has contributed to the collapse of the family by subsidizing single motherhood.
Though I think the core of the problem is cultural. The Mormons live in the same society like everybody else, but their family stability is through the roof.
I should say that I don't consider existing societies capitalist, I'd describe them as a mixture between capitalism and socialism. The system I favor is utterly unregulated ultra-capitalism.
I think the question whether markets work well is less important than the question whether governments work better than markets.
Exactly, I compromise a bit every single day to make it work. And it's actually working. You can still find examples of love and loyalty in today's society but of course it's getting harder. Somehow people who manage to maintain a loving relationship are now considered heroes, whereas in the past it was just expected.The most successful relationships are when both parties know how to psychologically support each other mentally and physically. If you tend to be self centered and selfish, you will fail. It's all about compromise. Love should eventually be unconditional if you are truly in love. You have to make the novelty never wear off. The problem with society today is they have too many options and distractions so loyalty and faithfulness is declining. This forum exists because we all need some type of companionship and mental support in our lives. We all yearn for brotherhood and acceptance. This place can give you validation and acceptance in a virtual sense. But it's better to get it in person if you can.
You never give up on whatever you do. Determination and discipline is why you keep succeeding. I admire you alot.Exactly, I compromise a bit every single day to make it work. And it's actually working. You can still find examples of love and loyalty in today's society but of course it's getting harder. Somehow people who manage to maintain a loving relationship are now considered heroes, whereas in the past it was just expected.
Jesus ur a leftist f** lmao. These were retarded primitivesBut there have been societies that practiced polygyny, for example. In many societies, the upper classes practiced it.
You won't magically be able to be happy alone if you're talented or a genius. Newton and tesla were probably autistic or something so they're exceptions. And that's assuming they were happy in the first placetimes have changed for the worse on that front, that is true, but all those distractions are still woefully inadequate
I've seen many people who claim to be happy without love, I've met 0 people who were genuinely happy in the absence of it
they like to Imagine themself as a Tesla or Newton and live ascetic lives in the service of some greater ideal, but they don't even have a fraction of the talent and passion required to make such a life a bearable one, let alone desirable
and without companionship ( not even "love") you can only cope for so long
"In place of the soft-voiced, a gentlewoman of my reverent worship, has come the woman who thinks that her chief success in life lies in making herself as much as possible like man—in dress, voice and actions, in sports and achievements of every kind ... The tendency of women to push aside man, supplanting the old spirit of cooperation with him in all the affairs of life, is very disappointing to me."
-based tesla. Lol
f*** this old *** nerd
Did he murder your whole family or something lolf*** this old *** nerd