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12 Post author: PhilGoetz 07 October 2011 04:25AM

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Comment author: Pavitra 07 October 2011 02:55:52PM 6 points [-]

It seems to me that dating is an open-ended resource drain, but sex is unlikely to become dangerously addictive due to built-in upper limits on the percentage of one's time spent on it (fatigue, etc.)

Comment author: RichardKennaway 07 October 2011 03:14:22PM *  3 points [-]

By "sex", I really had in mind the whole intimate relationships thing. Outside of geekish fantasies of societies in which two people just say "how about it?" and get on with it, in the real world it is never that easy.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 07 October 2011 03:44:12PM 5 points [-]

Although, I know a good-looking woman who enjoys sex with different men a lot, and she finds it is that easy.

(No, I'm not going to give out her phone number.)

Comment author: handoflixue 07 October 2011 06:39:59PM 4 points [-]

in the real world it is never that easy.

Geeky, social misfit speaking here, and I have pretty ready access to "no strings attached" sex from quite a few people. This is not abnormal for my social group, either. I realize I'm somewhat of an exception, but it's really not that hard to learn how to do this yourself if you live in a major city...