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GP already addressed that: > Science has proven that love is a mix of chemistry and emotions. (Or emotions caused by chemistry) that waxes and wanes and goes a
by Kbelicius 5y ago
GP already addressed that:
> Science has proven that love is a mix of chemistry and emotions. (Or emotions caused by chemistry) that waxes and wanes and goes away over time.
> And yes, some people might say they have been in love for decades. Which is great! But it rarely happens. Generally love waxes and wanes. Rises and falls. Comes and goes. And those same couples that have been in love for decades will tell you all of the downswings and upswings over the years.
- onion2k 5y agoI don't think saying "Love wanes except when it doesn't" addresses anything.
- Kbelicius 5y agoNo, what is being said is that love waxes and wanes. Maybe you are unfamiliar with the idiom and thus are having problems understanding what is written.
- onion2k 5y agoNo, what is being said is that love waxes and wanes. Maybe you are unfamiliar with the idiom and thus are having problems understanding what is written. I understand what someone means when they say something wanes. They means it wanes; it fades over time. If they meant to say it both waxes and wanes they'd have said that instead.
- Kbelicius 5y agoThey did say it waxes and wanes.... I even quoted it to you, so that would be 2 times that you didn't read it. In fact, GP used it twice, so it would be 4 times.
- sanxiyn 5y agoThe statement is that love usually wanes. Science is quantitative. You would laugh at people arguing "so vaccine works except when it doesn't?", wouldn't you?
- krageon 5y agoIt doesn't address anything because the statement is just untrue, but by using it and later on putting in some ameliorating statement your text gets to be both factually true and espousing something which is wrong. The best of all worlds.
- judge2020 5y agoI think GGP actually addresses that via: > what is generally left is (sometimes hopefully) a caring, appreciation, and high regard for the object of "love". You still value the shared responsibility you have for your partner high enough that you have developed platonic love to a certain degree, ie. you can't imagine finding someone else to build up the same amount of caring/appreciation/shared life experiences with, even if the romantic love between the couple is at a low point. Even if one partner grows attracted to another person, that is only the romantic / eros love that brought the initial couple together, while that platonic love still exists and would take a lot longer to build up with the new romantic partner, should they choose to give up all the progress they've already made and re-marry.