I make it a point not to get too attached to my hookups. They're usually not available, you know, having a wife or girlfriend they go back to (they're in an open relationship). Plus, the thought of opening up to someone and then getting your heart shattered isn't exactly a pleasant feeling.
There's something about anonymous sex that helps create a barrier. It's fun, really. Not knowing his name, what he does, and all that jazz is oddly comforting. No baggage, no complications.
Thanks for confirming that there are many ways to find bliss, my friend. I still enjoy the stories I make up in my head about the anonymous men I hookup with. I imagine finding out the truth about them could possibly make the whole scene less hot. Sometimes we don't want to know how the sausage is made.
And, yes, there is always the risk of getting your hear shattered after opening up to someone. That's absolutely true. We all have to honor our intuition and only take the risks we are ready to take.
However, I have to agree with Kahlil Gibran, a poet quoted in the original version of The Women, when the protagonist was trying to decide whether to play it safe for go back to the man she loved who'd broken her heart.
"But if in your heart you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears."
Basically, it's like this: you gotta take some risks, right? Thanks for dropping this nugget of wisdom, buddy. I didn't know about Gibran, but I've thrown a couple of his books on my 'to-read' list.
I make it a point not to get too attached to my hookups. They're usually not available, you know, having a wife or girlfriend they go back to (they're in an open relationship). Plus, the thought of opening up to someone and then getting your heart shattered isn't exactly a pleasant feeling.
There's something about anonymous sex that helps create a barrier. It's fun, really. Not knowing his name, what he does, and all that jazz is oddly comforting. No baggage, no complications.
Thanks for confirming that there are many ways to find bliss, my friend. I still enjoy the stories I make up in my head about the anonymous men I hookup with. I imagine finding out the truth about them could possibly make the whole scene less hot. Sometimes we don't want to know how the sausage is made.
And, yes, there is always the risk of getting your hear shattered after opening up to someone. That's absolutely true. We all have to honor our intuition and only take the risks we are ready to take.
However, I have to agree with Kahlil Gibran, a poet quoted in the original version of The Women, when the protagonist was trying to decide whether to play it safe for go back to the man she loved who'd broken her heart.
"But if in your heart you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears."
Basically, it's like this: you gotta take some risks, right? Thanks for dropping this nugget of wisdom, buddy. I didn't know about Gibran, but I've thrown a couple of his books on my 'to-read' list.