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View Poll Results: How quickly did the chemistry come in your long term relationship?
Pretty much right away 34 70.83%
Had to work at it abit about one month 4 8.33%
had to work at it quite abit two-three months 1 2.08%
Had to work at it alot four months or more 1 2.08%
I'm still waiting 8 16.67%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-03-2010, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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Are you saying that you in particular can't have both?

Or that no one, nowhere, no how can have long-term,
high octane chemistry?
I don't think I can and I highly doubt anybody can while living together.
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Old 02-03-2010, 01:28 PM
 
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I don't think I can and I highly doubt anybody can while living together.
Interesting. But I wonder, if you have that kind of overpowering chemistry with someone, then let's say you marry that someone, before you have a chance to think. You go through weeks and months ignoring the reality of your marriage license, still bringing each night to an explosive peak night by night, till one day, without warning you collapse in a corner out of exhaustion, and you look across the room and see her/him collapsed in another corner. In time, you both rise to your feet, dust yourself off, start to deal with each other as people with dimensions, with good qualities and bad, wisdoms and blind spots, frailties and strengths, and to both of your delight you begin to care for that other person as just that, a person, with dimensions, on a deeper level, a love akin to the love you've had for family and friends, do you think that chemistry will then dissipate? Be exposed? In order to have crazy chemistry do we have to minimize, only see what we want of a person, what we can use? I hope not.
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Old 02-03-2010, 01:48 PM
 
Location: My Private Island
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Interesting. But I wonder, if you have that kind of overpowering chemistry with someone, then let's say you marry that someone, before you have a chance to think. You go through weeks and months ignoring the reality of your marriage license, still bringing each night to an explosive peak night by night, till one day, without warning you collapse in a corner out of exhaustion, and you look across the room and see her/him collapsed in another corner. In time, you both rise to your feet, dust yourself off, start to deal with each other as people with dimensions, with good qualities and bad, wisdoms and blind spots, frailties and strengths, and to both of your delight you begin to care for that other person as just that, a person, with dimensions, on a deeper level, a love akin to the love you've had for family and friends, do you think that chemistry will then dissipate? Be exposed? In order to have crazy chemistry do we have to minimize, only see what we want of a person, what we can use? I hope not.
Chemistry has alot to do with the "unknown" which is why it is so strong in the beginning. It's an alluring time while you are discovering each other little by little. Once you have lived with a person for an extended amount of time, you know all of their "secrets" and start to love them for who they are...faults, quirks, attributes and all.

IMO, chemistry is when you "get each other" and think along similar patterns which makes being with each other seemingly effortless.
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Old 02-03-2010, 01:49 PM
 
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Interesting. But I wonder, if you have that kind of overpowering chemistry with someone, then let's say you marry that someone, before you have a chance to think. You go through weeks and months ignoring the reality of your marriage license, still bringing each night to an explosive peak night by night, till one day, without warning you collapse in a corner out of exhaustion, and you look across the room and see her/him collapsed in another corner. In time, you both rise to your feet, dust yourself off, start to deal with each other as people with dimensions, with good qualities and bad, wisdoms and blind spots, frailties and strengths, and to both of your delight you begin to care for that other person as just that, a person, with dimensions, on a deeper level, a love akin to the love you've had for family and friends, do you think that chemistry will then dissipate? Be exposed? In order to have crazy chemistry do we have to minimize, only see what we want of a person, what we can use? I hope not.
I don't believe it happens to people who are able and/or willing to look at dimensions and deeper ordinary levels. That’s why relationships of this type go up in flames quickly. If it does happen to some, I've never known them, or read about them, or seen them in the movies, if you will... This is pure idealization and hope of attaining the unattainable and it doesn't last.
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Old 02-03-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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Or that no one, nowhere, no how can have long-term,
high octane chemistry?


CH3(CH2)6CH3 ain't just gonna sit there forever, son.
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:00 PM
 
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So, then, to both the above posters, both the above lovely posters I have no doubt in my imagination, do we have to settle for one or the other? This is a bleedin' drag! I'll be honest, I am in the middle of testing this theory, as we speak, and will report back my findings when I am physically more able. I like me some amour fou!
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:02 PM
 
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CH3(CH2)6CH3 ain't just gonna sit there forever, son.

Well Cletus, if you wanna talk logic, scientific logic even, I don't wanna chit-chat.
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:03 PM
 
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So, then, to both the above posters, both the above lovely posters I have no doubt in my imagination, do we have to settle for one or the other?
You mean like settle into an equilibrium where you don't hate one another?

No you don't have to do that but I hear it is easier that way.

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Well Cletus, if you wanna talk logic, scientific logic even, I don't wanna chit-chat.
I will try to be more irrational in the future.
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:07 PM
 
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You mean like settle into an equilibrium where you don't hate one another?

No you don't have to do that but I hear it is easier that way.



I will try to be more irrational in the future.
Isn't that what's otherwise known as LOW monogamy. Ain't tryin' to do that.

I ain't such bad company for myself. A much better alternative.
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:08 PM
 
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I will try to be more irrational in the future.

I'd appreciate it. THAT is the only way that we will truly communicate.
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