avatarN. A. Kazi

Summary

The web content reflects on the mental and emotional dynamics of promiscuity, likening the ability to form and leave connections to the ease of a glider in flight.

Abstract

The article delves into the complexities of human connections, particularly the mental effort required to forge them, which can sometimes surpass the exertion of physical labor. It discusses the tendency to remain in relationships due to the comfort of familiarity, despite the sunk cost fallacy, and the fear of starting anew. The piece ponders the psychological agility of promiscuous individuals who seem to transition between connections with ease, questioning whether they possess a unique capacity to compartmentalize intimate memories, much like preserved artifacts.

Opinions

  • The author suggests that forming mental connections can be more demanding than physical work.
  • There is an implication that people may stay in relationships out of fear of the unknown and the effort required to build new connections.
  • The text conveys a sense of awe or curiosity towards the mental acrobatics of promiscuous individuals.
  • The author seems to equate the ability to move between relationships with the grace

Promiscuity

Poem

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It takes a lot of calories to make a mental connection; at times, far more than physical labour. Sometimes, we fall into the sunk cost fallacy and stay in a relationship due to the fear of losing that established, predictable, safe, and comfortable connection. Worse still, we are gripped by the greater fear of having to form new ones; for there could be no ecstasy without intimacy. Every so often, I wonder, how does a promiscuous person find the mental agility to move about from connections to connections as if a glider in the air: with effortless acrobatics? Perhaps, they have a depository compartment in their souls to store away the innermost memories like those embalmed corpses of Egyptian tombs.

Halifax, 24.08.2020

Poem
Poetry
Relationships
Sex
Love
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