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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
I can understand it. The same way that all of our friends are unique, provide us with unique personalities, and bring out differing aspects in us. We don't limit ourselves to a single friend, nor do we deny the possibility that we can be very good friends with more than one person. I can see this translating easily to romance; what's to say only one person can contain all of the qualities that attract you? What's to say only one person has an emotional relationship to offer you?
I think everyone here has probably had more than one previous companion. What if you'd just happened to meet two of those at the same time, rather than at separate moments in your life?
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Being in a relationship is way different than a simple friendship though, and is much more emotionally taxing. It's not that only one person can contain all of the qualities that attract you, but more the commitment of limiting yourself to one person that builds the relationship. Again, I can definitely understand it from a purely physical standpoint, but when you bring intimacy and romance into the picture in more than one serious relationship, or in some big group romance thing, it's just bizarre to me. And paying for dates would be a bitch.