People Aren't Play Things

It's almost like a new sport

I was talking to my cousin today, who's a sophmore in college and she talks about the good "make out sessions" she's had. The conversation went something like this:

She starts in, "Of course, it's always better when it's more meaningful, but there's nothing wrong with having a little fun with a friend especially after a few drinks, ya know? After you've been drinking, it just feels good to have someone there to cuddle with and kiss."

I questioned, "Oh, so how many guys have you kissed, exactly?"

She laughed, "oh, too many to count anymore... I've kissed so many random guys."

It's just hard for me to imagine doing that. Maybe it'll be different when I'm older, albeit I hope not, but I think it should always be meaningful... I don't think I could kiss a guy that I didn't have feelings for. But then again, I don't drink, either.

Poeple say it's fun, but isn't it just using each other for momentary gratification? Obviously in a relationship you're going to want to show outward affection, because you feel inward affection, but are people's hormones raging that badly that they can't control themselves? Or can they control it, and purposely demean themselves to that level of using each other? Do they do it to fit in, because you're more socially accepted if you go around kissing (or even sleeping with) every other guy you meet? It's not like they even have feelings for them beyond friendship, but people use each other, all the same, just for physical and or sexual gratification.

It just doesn't make sense to me; it doesn't seem like something natural. I can even understand if you really hit it off with someone and in a week you're cuddling with them, if you really have feelings for them, but it just seems cheap to be getting physical for the fun of it. It's almost like a new sport, and I'm not going to play... my kisses are more valuable than that.

☼Sarah
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Reply #1 Top
There are things to be said for momentary gratification.

~Dan
Reply #2 Top
What are those things to be said?

Trinitie
Reply #3 Top
Yeah, Dan, I'm curious, would you mind sharing?

☼Sarah
Reply #4 Top
I was being facetious.

~Dan
Reply #5 Top
But now that I think about it, "having some fun" does have the tendency to relax you, as long as you don't take it too far.

~Dan
Reply #6 Top
But there's a difference between casual flirting and making out.

Sarah
Reply #7 Top
"It's just hard for me to imagine doing that. Maybe it'll be different when I'm older, albeit I hope not, but I think it should always be meaningful... I don't think I could kiss a guy that I didn't have feelings for. But then again, I don't drink, either."


I never understood it, not when I was a teen, not when I was a college girl, and even less so now that I'm in my forties...I guess it's dependent on your personal beliefs and values, etc.
Reply #8 Top
"But there's a difference between casual flirting and making out."

Really? What is that difference?

~Dan
Reply #9 Top
I guess it just depends on the person, nevermind, forget it.

☼Sarah
Reply #10 Top
I feel an article coming on. Flirting: innocent? Haha, maybe not. I know nothing on the subject. Someone else wanna take a stab at it?

Trinitie
Reply #11 Top
I'll stab at it, my get nothing but air buuuuuuuuuuut you know me I will strike at anything.... errr flirting is and will never be innocent, not since the dawn of man has it been there has and will always be something behind it....

He shoots....

and....

and...

air ball!