Ever flirted?
I just completed a Google search on flirting. Well, quite an interesting and the most misunderstood topic I have ever come across. It is a process of social interaction through which one communicates one’s interest in another person to build a relationship, which can be taken to different levels, the farthest being that of a life partner. Quite apparently, it begins purely on the basis of the face value of a person. Gradually, depending upon the response one gets from the other side, other personality attributes of the person are also judged. The basic purpose is to fulfill the underlying sexual desires.
It is interesting to note that all our judgments and opinions can somehow be traced back to our primal (animal) instincts, for that matter, even our actions and expressions used to attract the opposite sex are similar to the ones found amongst animals. What amuses me is the fact that behind the mask of all sophistication and civilized gestures, we are driven just by our sensual needs. The features that we look for in our life partner are the ones that facilitate in reproducing. We as social beings want the perfect one to help us raise a family. Though it sounds really simple, thinking about it makes it complicated!
But if this is absolutely true, would it mean that there can be no friendship between members of the two sexual fraternity (to avoid complexity, I have kept the third gender away from consideration). And what about the concept of platonic love? Doesn’t pure companionship mean anything to us? Even after a lot of pondering I am just left with some questions...
It is interesting to note that all our judgments and opinions can somehow be traced back to our primal (animal) instincts, for that matter, even our actions and expressions used to attract the opposite sex are similar to the ones found amongst animals. What amuses me is the fact that behind the mask of all sophistication and civilized gestures, we are driven just by our sensual needs. The features that we look for in our life partner are the ones that facilitate in reproducing. We as social beings want the perfect one to help us raise a family. Though it sounds really simple, thinking about it makes it complicated!
But if this is absolutely true, would it mean that there can be no friendship between members of the two sexual fraternity (to avoid complexity, I have kept the third gender away from consideration). And what about the concept of platonic love? Doesn’t pure companionship mean anything to us? Even after a lot of pondering I am just left with some questions...
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