
Originally Posted by
Double_Adapter
Love is hard work and just like any profession, career, trade, craft, sport or hobby it can span over many years/decades and requires time, effort, focus, commitment, trial-and-error, and lots of practice. The hard work does have its rewards, but it is tiresome, and brings a lotta pain, sweat, tears, disappointments, callouses, scarring, anxiety and sleepless nights.
So love is really just a job/career, and sex is the equivalent of the pay cheque you get every fortnight/month. Kinky play would be like a reward or the bonus that is given only once a year (but only if you perform). Guys who change partners/lovers frequently would be equivalent to those people that change jobs every 2-3 years. And guys that have had the one partner for 30-40 years would be like those people that have stayed put at the one company/job all their life. Punting would be the equivalent of blokes that have a full time day job but moonlight and freelance after hours. And for the guys who get STDs/STIs would be like that guy that gets injured at work and goes on compo or light duties.
As for retirement....when it comes to love do you ever retire?