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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Thoughts on hacking aromanticism? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 02 June 2016 08:56:26PM 1 point [-]

To get a baseline of the severity of the problem I as so often suggest one of these popular polls.

The questions are suggested by the motivating "Why" paragraph in the OP:

Wound you like to be aromantic (for whatever reason in particular but more productivity comes to mind)?

How much time does a romantic commitment take (while you are attached)? (time with your romantic partner that you spend productively together e.g. on the job does not count)

And how often do romantic attachments occur (independent of how long they last and whether they overlap)?

How long do these romantic attachments last (end to end each on average)?

How large is the drain on your energy if the search for a partner is frustrated?

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Comment author: Romashka 03 June 2016 07:33:43AM *  0 points [-]

Strange... for example, I have fallen in love more-or-less twice, and in the same time, and have come to deeply admire several people with whom I try to hang out once in several months to a year, consciously spending up to half a day to talk for an hour. I even wish to be able to just fall in love with them properly, because it seems that they should be loved by as many people as possible:)

And AFAIK, my unattached twin treats them the same.

Maybe it would be a good idea to ask something like 'do you expect a change in [parameter] were you strictly aromantic?'

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