Questions, and Answers, from the man himself
Take the legal arguments away as requested, and you're left with purely religious marriage. Which leaves you a single basic rationale – it's not in the manual.
Well, for some religions, anyway. Jews, Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, at least, all get a pass on diety-requested monogamy.
What are philosophical arguments for gay marriage but against group marriage?
This is the feminine form of the Nadir State of the Universe[*].
It presents an passive/active challenge in life – how to filter desire to reveal love… To that end, the skills and strengths enduring this condition builds are enviable, and highly useful in any people-focused or emotionally-centric roles.
[* The masculine form is "desired by none, loved by none". ]
In a word, NO.
Any outside judgment of any given love relationship is moot, so long as that relationship is fully understood and agreed upon by its participants.
The reason for loving someone is functionally immaterial to the act of loving someone; however, it may still prove critically important in negotiating a mutually satisfactory relationship that in which all members communicate their wants and deal breakers.
For example: If your partner is sporting a certain look, his or her health/activity level will prove key in maintaining the relationship: S/he must recognize that. Whether or not s/he will consider it shallow is a value judgment they must make on their own, but if it works for everyone involved, let's just say it works and thank life for its little victories.
Because how many words do you need for "taco"?
I mean, it's pretty specific, and you can add all sorts of modifiers:
So, between the ability of the English language to heavily "overload" words – with prefixes, suffixes, hyphenates and descriptive adjectives – and the inherent self-expression allowed by choosing a unique combination of toppings and condiment sauces, the single word "taco" can express basically every form of platonic, romantic, or carnal love imaginable.
I only speak English, Japanese, and a smattering of French, though – so I really can't say how common it is for there to be multiple root words for this amazing gastronomical treat across the entire globe.
An interesting one few people ever mention – it's much more societally approved to love multiple children, and even to love them in different ways and amounts, than it is to do so romantically. In this way, parent-child love relationships are both uniquely formed and negotiated, and more universally accepted externally for being unique.
What are the differences between romantic and parental love?
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