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Wouldn't they feel low self-esteem at the thought that the person they're dating or having sex with is only dating or having sex with them because they're weste

• drivingmenuts 9y ago
  On the most base level, it might fall under "had sex, don't care". But on a different level, that person now has a family that wants his presence, that looks upon him as being important. So, maybe that's a big boost to the old self-esteem.
  • meowface 9y ago
    But none of that is actual romantic love. As someone who had almost no contact with the opposite sex for most of my life, romantic love is what I was missing and what I needed. These are bandaid solutions to the problem.
    • CuriouslyC 9y ago
      People in arranged marriages in India report higher overall satisfaction than people in western marriages. You can learn to love someone, people do it all the time. Romantic love (i.e. infatuation, to use less loaded language) isn't all its cracked up to be either. It's just a state your body produces to encourage reproductive behavior. It produces great highs now, at the cost of great lows later, and thus it's terribly addictive. It's no more noble than heroin.
• CuriouslyC 9y ago
  I don't think prostitution is a good idea, it's degrading for both parties. A real girlfriend or wife on the other hand could be worthwhile. It might or might not deal with their insecurity - people are complex, everyone is liable to be slightly different. It will almost certainly make them feel less lonely and isolated though, and that's worth something.