::: Homely Analytical Nonsensical Intuitive Lady otherwise known as Systematic Arrogant Hackwrench :::

Sunday, September 18, 2005

PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS...DOES IT WORK?

Platonic love in its modern sense is an affectionate
Affection (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person) means, literally, a mental state resulting generally from an external influence.
It is popularly used of a relation between persons amounting to more than goodwill or friendship. By ethical writers the word has been used generally of distinct states of feeling, both lasting and spasmodic; some contrast it with passion as being free from the distinctively sensual element......

platonic relationships..farni uh..dont u ever think tt somehow or another..one party wud fall for the other..u can b frens for super duper long time..den suddenly..u take some time to reflect..den u realise..its there n u see the person in another way...ways tt u never think u wud b seeing urself in either...

here i m on sat nite..slackin at home after a bbq session wid the twins frens from sg n together wid seekiat/ken n kelvin...decided to join ken, kai n lisa to go springbrook tmr for some small trekking adventure but i realised tt i din do my taoism research n FM tut last wk. so ive decided to stay home tmr n do it..thinkin of havin an early nite tonite but somehow my brain jus refuse to stop working.

so i surf the net while looking for articles for my essay..n came across a website..abt platonic relationships..ok i stray away again..cos i was lookin at astrology n stuffs instead of Taoism...haha...anyway, back to the topic today...its interesting to seek pple opinion on tis topic..diff pple diff perspective..u see the topic on a whole...

http://www.everytingjamaican.com/jamaicatalk/showthread.php?t=1304
tis one have some forum goin on..can read though but not tt interesting..
http://platonicrelationships.rediffblogs.com/
tis one is better..cos whole blog is dedicated to the topic...

so tell me pple..wat dya think of platonic relationship..does it work? or it wud end up in a sexual love? post up ur comments...

"Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost."
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

"I am convinced, and always was, that Platonic love is Platonic nonsense."
Samuel Richardson

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