From Serenity,
"So my advice culminates in this: Why ruin a good thing! Reality is not so pleasant, and enjoying someone for an hour is hardly a prelude to enjoying them for a lifetime. But that does not lessen the significance of that hour."
I fear that by isolating this one comment, I run the risk of invalidating all that Serenity has said and said rather well. Having said that, please take my comments in the spirit intended.
I have to disagree with the comment about reality. Reality may have some unpleasant components, but so does frequenting SPs. The key is to balance the good and the bad. I quite like reality, warts and all. It's refreshing to know that the SPs are human. Knowing that she may be vulnerable can be a source of attraction. Isn't traditional dating much like that? You endeavour to complement the personality of your partner, perhaps to compensate for weaknesses with your own areas of strength.
As well, enjoying someone for an hour can, indeed, be a prelude to enjoying them for a lifetime. Every committed relationship has to begin somewhere...an hour or two together at a club after meeting for the first time, a dinner date that leads to a second and third and fourth... You just can't generalize. You may connect with an SP on a level way deeper than the intended goal and vice versa.
If the bad outweighs the good, whether with an SP or with a traditional date, count your blessings for having experienced someone new, and move on. If the good outweighs the bad, make it work for you, using any framework for relationships that pleases the both of you. Stranger things have happened.
"So my advice culminates in this: Why ruin a good thing! Reality is not so pleasant, and enjoying someone for an hour is hardly a prelude to enjoying them for a lifetime. But that does not lessen the significance of that hour."
I fear that by isolating this one comment, I run the risk of invalidating all that Serenity has said and said rather well. Having said that, please take my comments in the spirit intended.
I have to disagree with the comment about reality. Reality may have some unpleasant components, but so does frequenting SPs. The key is to balance the good and the bad. I quite like reality, warts and all. It's refreshing to know that the SPs are human. Knowing that she may be vulnerable can be a source of attraction. Isn't traditional dating much like that? You endeavour to complement the personality of your partner, perhaps to compensate for weaknesses with your own areas of strength.
As well, enjoying someone for an hour can, indeed, be a prelude to enjoying them for a lifetime. Every committed relationship has to begin somewhere...an hour or two together at a club after meeting for the first time, a dinner date that leads to a second and third and fourth... You just can't generalize. You may connect with an SP on a level way deeper than the intended goal and vice versa.
If the bad outweighs the good, whether with an SP or with a traditional date, count your blessings for having experienced someone new, and move on. If the good outweighs the bad, make it work for you, using any framework for relationships that pleases the both of you. Stranger things have happened.