The "pros" were more interested in experiencing passion and euphoria through sex then the connection of love. ... People who can have intimate physical relations without the ugly and burdensome weight of cultural or religious dependence, is a truly independent hero, an athlete, one who can face the toughest tests of endurance with grace and beauty even though this will ultimately leave the person alone in the universe because they can never be satisfied without love. ... Mothers willing to give babies away after sex means there can't be true love involved. ... It's human n...

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Adso, expected to become a monk, has never experienced the opposite sex and is quite fascinated by her. ... Also, had Adso taken her with him or stayed behind with her, he would have been testing areas he was unfamiliar with, and taking a path (marriage) that was not what was planned for his. ... Adso claimed he was in love with this girl, but as he never shared anything but sex with her and knew her only a brief time, I found that hard to believe. ...

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He uses physical appearance as the test for compatibility. ... He is immature because he feels that love is based solely on attraction and sex. ... It also seems that all he is concerned about is sex. ...

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Lawrence As a twentieth century novelist, essayist, and poet, David Herbert Lawrence brought the subjects of sex, psychology, and religion to the forefront of literature. ... This profound situation puts Paul to the emotional test of Oedipal versus physical love. ... Paul's Oedipal love would be tested once more by him dealing with the death of his mother. ...

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A reason for the movie's astounding success is the universal themes it deals with through out some of these being love, sex and family. ... You're afraid of life, you're afraid of love, you're afraid of sex."" he brings to her attention that her true fears lie much deeper than just flying. ... She starts to understand the fact that she can survive all on her own and she is strong enough to get though life's tests. ...

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In these couple of lines, the speaker compares the act of her father braving Hink's, the wonderful women's department store he bought the dress from, to her father's act of bravery when he had sex with her mother in order to conceive her. ... Unfortunately, the way the speaker feels about her father is tested in lines twenty-eight through thirty-two when she recalls the true origins of the dress: A year later, during a fight about how awful [her] father had been, [her] mother said he had not picked out the dress, just told her to get something not too expensive, and then had no...

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Relationship conflicts also test Greg and Pam's own personal connection. ... This distrust Jack displays immediately will prove to be a problem for Greg, as Jack will set him up for many failures, and will test the strength of Greg's love. ... Greg buys Jack a rare flower, the best champagne he can find at the Oyster Bay Druggery, attempts to go find Jinx (the family cat), abstains from sex, and several time he tries to tell Jack about his love for Pam. ...

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In the movie, the secret that Terry got a DNA test done on their daughter is revealed. He felt they only had sex once when she got pregnant, causing him to question whether his daughter was actually his. ...

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For those who do not believe in premarital sex, "The Flea" holds a specific meaning to them. ... The meaning of the test, or reader's interpretation must be developed in a classroom setting, or communally. ...

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Rob Blackwelder of Spliced Wire says, the movie, like the novel, "will stand the test of time because it captures this generation's most common relationship foible so amusingly" (http://www.splicedonline.com/00reviews/hifi.html). ... In fact, he even goes to the extent of making sex a prerequisite for a relationship. ... Not only does Rob expect sex from his partners, he is also quite obsessed with how he performs during the sexual act. ... It should be mentioned, however, that the Masculine Male stereotype is not only distinguished by his penchant for sex. ... In other words, there is...

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Many situations and lifestyle choices make for different types of marriages. Marriage is a constantly evolving institution. In our lifetime, society has evolved from what used to be considered "traditional" marriage, into accepting that love can and does exist outside of heterosexual coupling. Marri...

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The Bible refers to marriage many times throughout itself, whether it is direct or indirect. "God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God," is a quote Max Lucado had said when writing about ma...

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Relationships with the opposite sex are complex, and very unique. In this paper I hope to cover the main areas of this complex subject. I will address the stages of dating, the four types of chemistry between dating partners, unhealthy chemistry in women, various types of bad relationships, commi...

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