Diekan wrote:I don't believe in "love" is as common as some of you seem to believe. We live in one of the most self-centered, shallow societies in the world. We live in a culture that peddles instant gratification cloaked in a sense of entitlement.
That's one sad view you have regarding the capacity and power of love.
I do agree with that part about living in a society that is selfish and shallow - the USA is all about that. And yep, the rate of divorce and infidelity is pretty damned high, but then, most people in this world in general are pretty damned stupid to begin with.
However, love is there and is as commonplace
as you allow for it to be. As long as you hold your views the way they are, you'll likely not see what is beyond the fuckbuddies. You won't get a chance to understand why people take the time to get to know someone and what makes it worth it, but if that's how you want it, that's cool too.
If you are happy with your lifestyle and your life, more power to you.
Just don't expect for the happily attached people here to agree with you or your views in any way, including thinking that what you did for your friend was a good thing.
I mean, consider this: not only does Jj get breakfast every morning before work (a real breakfast - not cereal and milk), but his shoes are shined, his clothes are pressed and layed out waiting for him to get out of the shower, his phone, keys, and other knicknacks needed for work are layed out with his clothes, and he gets laid nearly every morning without having to worry about STDs or an accidental pregnancy from somerandomchick_01. He has never asked me to do any of this for him, and on the days I have not had the energy, he has never complained and was perfectly capable of doing it all himself.
Why do I do all this for him? Not just because I love him, but he treats me like a queen and has never denied me anything I have wanted - ever. He makes it so that I can stay at home with our kids and raise them myself instead of having to have a babysitter, gramma, or a daycare raise them. That for me is priceless.
I realize that since we are "settled down" that it doesn't exactly fit into your current spectrum, but for real, why would anyone who has something of the above ever think in any way that what you advised for your friend was any kind of a good thing? See what I mean?
Anyway, like I said, if you're happy, keep it up and have fun while it lasts.