EvelynM comments on New Post version 2 (please read this ONLY if your last name beings with l–z) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EvelynM 28 July 2011 02:16:38PM 4 points [-]

Thanks for the agreement.

One of the things I got out of learning about Polyamory was a label for infatuation, or the "high" of an initial relationship, which was less perjorative. That label is "New Relationship Energy". I've found in my life (as a compulsive starter of projects) that dopamine surge of wanting and not having is a powerful drug.

The thing about Polyamory is that you're not just deciding for yourself. You're deciding within a social group. And I think decisions within social groups is the core of what we're pointing at when we talk about ethics. And that decision may include to not do something because someone you care about couldn't handle it.

The opportunities for learning never stop.

Thank you.