physical fidelity?

[waif]

Depends on where he goes...
But yeah, I agree. Maybe among the 30+ set that's true, but you know kids these days...

 

[WeAreTheLastMen]

Seriously, usually even when two people sleep together outside of a relationship, only one person is completely indifferent to the possibility of a relationship (probably the guy).

 

[waif]

Okay. But that isn't entirely relevant, is it? And by entirely I mean at all.

 

[Pyro_Fish]

is it only a hang-up left from the teachings of the church?

the whole concept of sexual monogamy is only a hang-up left from the teachings of the church

 

[Pyro_Fish]

They do. It's called being friends. That would be a platonic relationship. Those bonds can be as strong as a sexual relationship.

for me, the bonds i feel in platonic relationships are actually noticeably stronger than those i feel in sexual relationships

when the person i'm having sex with decides to stop having sex with me, i feel sexually frustrated untill i'm able to have sex with someone else
but when the person i'm talking to everyday (the person that refuses to have sex with me) decides to stop talking to me, it hurts a lot more, there seems to be a much stronger bond there
yes, i actually care about the person i'm having sex with, making them orgasm, selflessly making them happy in non-sexual ways, giving them thoughtfull gifts etc etc etc, but for me there's just a stronger bond with my platonic buddy

yes i'm a male