I was recently

[Frito Bandito]

watching the movie Hancock with Will Smith and Charlize Theron, during the few moments that I was not visually making love to Charlize, I pondered something.

The plot of that movie is that there are Gods and that they pair up to die. All but two have suffered that fate. More specifically, the Gods got weak and became mortal, aged, and could even die when they were together.

Do you think to some less dramatic extent this plays out in real life?

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

I think if you believe there are real Gods on this earth, I'd have to question your sanity.

 

[Anten]

So you are saying love makes us weak and we are stronger with out it?

 

[LeaningIntoTheMuse]

So you are saying love makes us weak and we are stronger with out it?

If that is what he's saying, it kind of makes sense.

Although I have never been in love, and that has made me weaker than someone who has been in a relationship before. So it really doesn't hold water.

 

[IgnoredOne]

No, not really. Love changes us, but to say that it flatly strengthens or weakens us is to misunderstand its capacity; it softens us in some ways, toughens us in others. Some of the most selfish and ruthless people I know, justify their actions because they feel like they need to money to support a beloved child or wife or husband.

People who yearn for love, without it, indeed are primary targets for scammers who prey on their loneliness. If anything, that's a real vulnerability.

 

[joejoeyjoseph]

I don't think love makes people die faster, if that's the question up there... I think trying to fit in or trying too hard to make someone enjoy you can be lethal though. If not only to your physical body but also to your mental state. Knowing that you tried as hard as you could and the other person still doesn't have the same love for you is a sad thing but it's necessary in life or else good relationships wouldn't be worth much and we'd cheat all the time, which can be devastating to everyone involved when the truth comes out. We get things wrong too, all the time. Even relationships! The key is to hold back some cards until the bet is a sure thing! I used to fall in love with every girl that came into my life. It wasn't until I stopped doing that and getting my heart broken that I found my wife. Because I didn't try too hard she loved me for it. And we've been married 7 years now with no BS!

 

[Spoon]

I took the story as allegorical to certain people and they way they are with each other. I have known women that while there was no doubt about the fact that we absolutely loved and cared about one another, we simply could not be together because something about our personalities is emotionally destructive when combined.

Or maybe it's just a movie about super-heroes, and i think too much....

 

[Frito Bandito]

I took the story as allegorical to certain people and they way they are with each other. I have known women that while there was no doubt about the fact that we absolutely loved and cared about one another, we simply could not be together because something about our personalities is emotionally destructive when combined.

Or maybe it's just a movie about super-heroes, and i think too much....

Ding-Ding-Ding

You, Sir, would truly be the winner of one-million dollars if I had it to give!

 

[TheSolitaryMan]

I vaguely remember reading some articles about pleasurable physical contact drastically lowering stress levels, boosting emotional well being and thus having a positive effect on a person's lifespan.

It stated that men who regularly have sex, for example, even go so far as to have a 50% lowered chance of heart attack.

So if anything I'd say that it's likely sort of contrary to real life in that regard - people who happily pair up in reality tend to be more satisfied with their lot in life and more relaxed.

Of course, crappy relationships have no such stress reducing properties and come become a burden by contrast.

But I've not even seen the movie, so this is all waffley interpretation of the meanings you came up with anyway

 

[MadMonkè]

No, not really. Love changes us, but to say that it flatly strengthens or weakens us is to misunderstand its capacity; it softens us in some ways, toughens us in others. Some of the most selfish and ruthless people I know, justify their actions because they feel like they need to money to support a beloved child or wife or husband.

People who yearn for love, without it, indeed are primary targets for scammers who prey on their loneliness. If anything, that's a real vulnerability.

nicely put