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In article <696589109.1@wyrm.rbbs-net.ORG> M..Stirner@f501.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG (M. Stirner) writes:
>Suit yourself, but it's been my observation that relationships that are
>based solely on "love" or other real or imagined "higher union" have a
>half-life of about three to six months.  

In my experience this is true for relationship based only on being
"in-love" or "in-lust".   The "in-lust" relationships in my experience 
are less enduring of the two.  I lump them into the "infatuation
relationships" pile.

>.   If we were all living out of suitcases, no "love" marriage would
>last a year.

A marriage based on infatuation only is a chancy thing to begin with.

>.   On the other hand, I see very good relationships come out of
>mutually "pragmatic" marriages.

Perhaps, but people's needs and goals change.  

The best relationships I have seen came from having a relationship start
from a normal friendship with the love aspect developing after the people
already know each other and are intimately comfortable.  

>.   I also believe that with sufficient motivation & reasonable
>cooperation, anyone can love anybody.  

But will that be "love" or a "marriage of convenience"?

-- 
Oleg Kiselev, at home			....use the header to find the path