Shatbat wrote:
goldfish21 wrote:
Of course there are people in purely sexual relationships, and others with no romance & frequent sex, etc etc - I never said anything to the contrary.
There are 7 Billion+ people on this planet and an extremely broad variety of relationship types, beliefs, sexual preferences etc etc.
I said 99.99% of the time people act romantic towards another because they're sexually attracted to them and ultimately desire sex with them because it's true, IMO. What other reason would someone be romantic to another in their language, behaviours, actions & gestures and so forth?
Because such language, actions and gestures feel good in their own right, and help make an special connection with someone. Those people I mentioned earlier, some of them miss being in a romantic relationship even though they have someone who meets their sexual needs. Although I wonder whether a romantic relationship can exist without sex or at least some sexual tension and feelings, even if that was the case, there is more to it than that.
There are asexuals in romantic relationships with one another. Clearly such things do exist in their own right, without any need or desire for sex, that is still romantic.
Why people have trouble getting the idea of love and romantic without sex is beyond me. Plenty are happy to accept the existence of sex without love or romance.
If such a thing were true people would not bother giving each other gifts and such when they are already having sex with said person - they are already having sex with them, and they know they will continue to do so therefore giving things to the other or doing things for them will not really affect that arrangement. Technically it is unnecessary. Which means they are doing it for other reasons than to get sex or to continue having sex.