Everlasting Love: Science Proves Initial Passion Is Far From Fleeting

The picture seems to be a misrepresentation of what this article is about. But I agree, it seems that most people seem to be focused on the "physical" - "passionate" side with regards to love. Too bad some people equate sex with love when it is just a physical aspect that comes thru being intimate with your loved one, but sometimes for other people who think of sex do not necessarily do it out of love but for an "itch" that needs to be scratched somehow (~_~) I believe that True Love should be beyond these physical stuff and has to be more than that, but that's just me.... alone, it seems...

Well you're not the only one alone out there. I've been loosing faith in humanity, it seems that sex is the only thing that matters now. You see more and more people cheating on spouses and getting divorces. very disappointing. But then again it is a two sided coin. We tend to see the worst of everything than the better. Got to just look in the right place for the good.

Hi SoliD,

Did you read my comment thoroughly? After all that I said you still seem to lose faith in humanity? I bet there are lots of people out there who still cling on to those special values, most if not are just not expressing their thoughts on this. But I guess we are just human but it is not for us to discard our values and our morals and strive to become better and resist temptation no matter how hard it is. Sometimes we are just being bombarded by media and the internet - porn, etc. and some peers, that's why some people "stray" from the right path.

Please don't lose your faith in humanity... coz I'm also human and I bet you are too... unless... you're not..?! =)) "just kidding"...

I would like to add something more - a few minutes of "wrong" pleasure can sometimes turn into a lifetime of regret. Hope that everyone realizes this.

Happy Birthday "BPB", hope you have a nice and memorable one.

People will continue to use each other for their "itching" it's just how we're made. Sex is an animalistic instinct, love is happiness/contentness , emotional also, but not the same. Sure sex can bring momentary happiness, but in my experience it gets dull with the same person over a long period of time. Things just get less interesting, and trust me, i have been wayyyyyy creative, many many mannnnnyyyy times. There's only so much before you just don't find it interesting enough. I think that's the fun thing about sex, exploring it with new people, who might not know or have experienced it in its many forms. Love requires you to conform or find someone like you, and if you find that person, it's not usually interesting if they are like you. You might as well keep a mirror around. You need the Yin to your Yang =P for interesting stuff, but that could spell disaster too. I liked Felix from Star Trek Voyager. His civilization learned to accept people having multiple partners... variety IS the spice of life, and the more people you have in your life the better off things seem. You're not so alone, and you can change it up when you need to. The image of happiness is changing. I know, I see it, and I live it.

..oh and jealousy is just selfish anger... get over yourself if you feel this way.

Imongi, I don't agree with what you have said about some things you believe in. But hey, you're just human and I know that all of us are somehow different from one another.

For me, variety is nice, or change is nice sometimes. Change in scenery, food, lifestyles, etc. But there are some things that are supposed to be meant for a lifetime and until one comes to accept this fact then I guess alot of people will be hurt. Divorce and separation will never be easy especially for their kids. And if you think kids are too young to feel pain then you're so wrong.

You even quoted from Star Trek Voyager about having multiple partners and all when like I said it's just the movies, TV shows and internet that seem to bombard us with these stuff that it somehow justifies and makes people think that it's supposed to be right.

However, you would soon see the light - it's just your testosterone speaking most of the time. Because we're human we feel this because we are meant to propagate the species. But like I've read somewhere, only humans and dolphins have sex for fun. But some species mate for life and are exclusively monogamous. But we're not animals right? So it's really our choice coz we have free will. But when the time comes that you would be faced with a tough situation like you're gonna lose your family for a moment of guilty pleasure, I hope you think with your brain and heart, not with your other head down there.

Sorry if I seem to flame you, coz with your comments you seem to advocate something that I don't necessarily agree with. But you're different, and perhaps what you feel is not true love, it's just lust and your hormones overcoming the best of you and each one of us.

First I need to correct myself, it was Neelix, not Felix on voyager.

I will live the way I see fit, and there are far more people out there like me than you'd think. We're not all the same, we do not all follow the status quo. Many people find happiness in the company of multiple partners, they're not always just sex objects like you'd think. It's more than that. It's shallow to limit your feelings to one person, no one is someone elses property. For so long we have been brainwashed into thinking there is only one proper way to live successfully. Religion has always tried to control the masses in fear that the world will end if things like this happen. I will not be controled with religious fear. That's terrorism! =P~

I need to correct you too, imongi.

I really don't mind if you have multiple sexual partners. What I mean is, for me, true love should be beyond just the physical aspect of intimacy. Two people could be intimate with one another and not have sex. I believe there are lots of people that love each other even though they manage not to have sex with another person and still keep on being faithful to their partners.

And one more thing, not all religious people are terrorists!!! I have come upon lots of people who have a strong faith in God and are very good although some of them are misunderstood and are considered strange. Sometimes having a religion is good than not having one. And sometimes having faith in God is better than not believing that there is a God.