Are you specifying that direction of love, or are you simply referring to heterosexual love in general? If the former, why not the other way around (female-to-male)? If the latter, why not include other orientations?
The former; I was being precise. I don’t think the reverse direction is true. My beliefs in both directions come from a combination of my understanding of evolutionary psychology plus anecdotal observations of myself and others. I can elaborate but I’ll also ask why others don’t believe this.
Also I should add this obviously isn’t true for all males. I’m just trying to model the average case.
What exactly is that 70% supposed to quantify? Is the claim that, if I wake up tomorrow and no longer find my girlfriend physically attractive, I’ll only be 30% as in love with her as I am now? Or is the claim that in 70% of heterosexual romantic relationships, if the male no longer finds the female attractive, he will no longer be in love with her?
Also, why do you consider this a “really good idea”?
The former, except for the average male instead of you personally.
The type of this idea is “belief about the world”, and it’s good because it pays high rent in anticipated experience, like answering “yes” to your first question.
I have no idea what Thiel is thinking of, but I’ll volunteer to get a brainstorm started:
Male to female love is 70% physical attraction. Yes, love.
Edit: I guess this related to race and gender, but I don’t want to hold back one of my edgiest beliefs.
Are you specifying that direction of love, or are you simply referring to heterosexual love in general? If the former, why not the other way around (female-to-male)? If the latter, why not include other orientations?
The former; I was being precise. I don’t think the reverse direction is true. My beliefs in both directions come from a combination of my understanding of evolutionary psychology plus anecdotal observations of myself and others. I can elaborate but I’ll also ask why others don’t believe this.
Also I should add this obviously isn’t true for all males. I’m just trying to model the average case.
Do you have a guess as to how much love in the reverse direction is physical attraction?
15%
I think you meant to type many.
Thx, edited.
What exactly is that 70% supposed to quantify? Is the claim that, if I wake up tomorrow and no longer find my girlfriend physically attractive, I’ll only be 30% as in love with her as I am now? Or is the claim that in 70% of heterosexual romantic relationships, if the male no longer finds the female attractive, he will no longer be in love with her?
Also, why do you consider this a “really good idea”?
The former, except for the average male instead of you personally.
The type of this idea is “belief about the world”, and it’s good because it pays high rent in anticipated experience, like answering “yes” to your first question.
Is this idea for current Western society, or for love overall?
Love overall.
Romantic love? (Not, for example, love such as you’d have for a friend?)
Does your belief lead you to think that the average old married men don’t love their wives?
Does it lead you to pitying ugly women who want to be loved more than ugly men who want to be loved?
I agree