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Comment author: someonewrongonthenet 30 June 2016 11:36:31PM *  0 points [-]

Another important thing that romance does is cause love.

Being loved (you know, that thing where you get to inject your utility function into another agents system, such that they now have a desire to fulfill your preferences) has many obvious instrumental uses, in addition to the inherent value of loving another person..