Fontaine
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The more I read about past historical periods, the more I realize that concepts we take for granted nowadays - - "love", "romance", "dating" - - didn't really exist or hold much influence until very recent times.
Sexuality and mating seem to have mostly revolved around arranged marriage, mutual economic interest, slavery and prostitution for much of recorded history. Married persons had more or less choice in the matter, but complete freedom of choice seems to have been an exception rather than a norm.
Is "love" a female ploy to ennoble dating good genes instead of big purses?
Is "love" an innocent codeword for "looks-based mating"?
What is love exactly?
Sexuality and mating seem to have mostly revolved around arranged marriage, mutual economic interest, slavery and prostitution for much of recorded history. Married persons had more or less choice in the matter, but complete freedom of choice seems to have been an exception rather than a norm.
Is "love" a female ploy to ennoble dating good genes instead of big purses?
Is "love" an innocent codeword for "looks-based mating"?
What is love exactly?