Thoughts While Enjoying a Double Chocolate Muffin
Is the feeling of legitimacy when with a partner owed to the fulfillment of the human need for companionship and finding their "other half" or simply a reaction to socialized mores?
posted by LC Greenwood at 1:25 PM
3 Comments:
I'd hate to tell you what I think when I'm enjoying a double chocolate muffin.
Oooohhhh....good question....
I think it's both. We are social animals and always have been. And because of that, we find a deep satisfaction when we find someone we can share almost everything with.
At the same time, we are socialized to believe we have to have a 'better half' to be a productive member of society. If we don't have someone, we are somehow lacking or not worthy of deep companionship.
Or you are simply happy because the fucking endorphins of that tasty sounding chocolate muffin is coursing its way through your system. ;)
I wholeheartedly believe that it's from our basic, intrinsic need for companionship. We're social animals. We feel better when around others of our kind. Like dogs. Ever see a pile of dogs sleeping on each other all tangled up and adorable-like? That's not influenced by any kind of enforced societal more. That's completely second nature to them. They just feel better and more secure in numbers, whether that number is two or a frickin gaggle of puppies. Yeah, I like dogs, but hopefully you get my point.
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