I beleive the problem is that some dislike the concept of free love becuase, if I can recall correctly, is something that sounds a lot like promiscuity and polyamory. A lot of our societies today are based on "you can love one person and be with them for as long as that love lasts" sort of system.
And being in a relationship with multiple people is baaaaaaaad. The Bible says so.
The Blog The ArtI don't see how Free Love excludes monogmamy. It's a choice.
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?^ Considering the definition of free love is "The belief in or practice of sexual relations without marriage and without formal obligations", Abrahamic religions tend to not support such behavior.
Edit: Never mind then.
edited 16th Jan '11 9:28:36 AM by snailbait
"Without a fairy, you're not even a real man!" ~ Mido from Ocarina of Time@Diam: counterexample: Japan. And most of non-abrahamic humanity for that matter.
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?I guess possessiveness is most likely the reason. It's totally okay if you want to have a one-night stand, but if your partner's doing it then CATASTROPHIC COURTSHIP ERROR. I think the biggest problem with any marriage or similar institution is the idea that you'll be in love with the other person for the rest of your life and they will be too, which is pretty unrealistic.
This makes me want to go on about how SCIENCE! is so great because it tells you not to get attached to your own theories, no matter how much work you put into them. But I digress.
Polygamy gets....confusing. Maybe the Abrahamics (Well mainly christianity and modern judaism, but Islam LIMITED the amount of wives people have and most Muslims dont want to saddle themselves with the annoying burden of that - the american saying 'one wife is enough' comes up) banned p0olygamy and whatnot due to the confusion and sheer drama that would cause. Well that and how excess males mess up a society's demographics.
WHASSUP....... ....with lolis!![]()
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Only rich dudes do it because they are able to
- Provide for their
bitcheswives and the babies they pump - Have a sufficient gradient of power that they can impose their will upon all of the wives and do exactly as they want.
A polyperson MARRIAGE that is also EGALITARIAN is a freaking HASSLE.
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?I was. Although I meant all polygamy in general. Poor people can't be polygamous, it just makes no sense, how do they feed all those people?
edited 16th Jan '11 11:26:28 AM by RawPower
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?^^Depends on what you mean by «poor». Historically, peasant farmers could support a dozen kids at least. Though lack of hygiene and medicine -> child mortality helps.
edited 16th Jan '11 11:35:44 AM by Tzetze
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.That concept sounds deeply unconstitutional.
What scares me about free love is that in many a Free-Love Future, a variety of factors (lack of social importance put on sex, a feeling that everyone deserves sex with everyone else, or just blatant mind control or social engineering), rape is common and uncontroversial.
I'm feeling strangely happy now, contented and serene. Oh don't you see, finally I'll be, somewhere that's green...Come on, you know full well that the term "free love" is almost universally used to mean free sex-and in many a "Free-Love Future", actual love is removed from the equation altogether.
I'm feeling strangely happy now, contented and serene. Oh don't you see, finally I'll be, somewhere that's green...![]()
One could discuss how evil non-violent rape is (yes, you can rape someone without physically hurting them). Some data would point that it depends on many factors, but mostly the victim and how they are mentally prepared to handle it. Some will find it an annoying inconvenience, others will be traumatized for life.
edited 16th Jan '11 12:44:32 PM by RawPower
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?

So, what is free love, and are we practicins it right now IRL? And what do some people find wrong with Free Love?
'''YOU SEE THIS DOG I'M PETTING? THAT WAS COURAGE WOLF.Cute, isn't he?