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morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on August 13, 2019, 08:08:07 PM ---Can any human action be entirely devoid of sentiment? Can sex be devoid of physical intimacy? Will I ever learn to spell intimacy without spell check?
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No. There is no such thing as human activity without some type of emotion. Yes if you define masturbation as sex.
--- Quote from: Mira on August 14, 2019, 08:55:00 PM ---Rape does not equal physical intimacy... Turning a trick in the back of an auto doesn't, nor does selling one's body.. Yet all of those will blow the true love protection...
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This is a trip down the rabbit hole. And I beg to disagree.
Mira:
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No. There is no such thing as human activity without some type of emotion. Yes if you define masturbation as sex.
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But we are not talking about generic emotion, true love is the emotion that burns. Justine truly loves Thomas, and he, her, they couldn't touch each other without him being burned.. She had sex with another woman, and the true love protection was gone, though they still truly love one another.. So apparently true love doesn't protect, maybe it is mere monogamy..
morriswalters:
--- Quote ---So apparently true love doesn't protect, maybe it is mere monogamy..
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Your guess is as good as mine. However there is a quote from White Knight that suggests that, at least by implication.
--- Quote ---"Bloody hell," she said after a moment. "I can't believe you're still protected. But it's old… My intelligence said Ms. Rodriguez hadn't left South America."
"She hasn't," I croaked.
"You mean…" She turned and blinked at me, astonishment on her face. "Dresden… do you mean to say that the last time you had relations with a woman was nearly four years ago?""Depressing," I said. "Isn't it."
Lara shook her head slowly. "I had just always assumed that you and Ms. Murphy…"
I grunted. "No. She… she doesn't want to get serious with me."
"And you don't want to be casual with her," Lara said.
"There's an outside chance that I have abandonment issues," I said.
"Still… a man like you and it's been four years…" She shook her head. "I have enormous personal respect for you, wizard. But that's just… sad."
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Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 15, 2019, 12:11:22 PM ---Your guess is as good as mine. However there is a quote from White Knight that suggests that, at least by implication.
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What is weird is can one have more than one "true love?" By that I mean before he met Susan and fell in love with her, Elaine sounded like Harry's true love, however that might be because she was his first love... And yeah, I am familiar with the saying, " my, his, her, one and only true love." The protection from Susan remained until he hooked up with Luccio.. He loved her but she wasn't his true love, Susan remained that until she died... She still might be as far as Harry is concerned even if she is dead, but he is no longer protected.
Bad Alias:
--- Quote ---1a : marked by a warm friendship developing through long association
intimate friends
b : suggesting informal warmth or privacy
intimate clubs
c : engaged in, involving, or marked by sex or sexual relations
It must have been a shock for the author to realize—somewhere between contract and completed manuscript—that while Ms. Brickman was intimate with dozens of mobsters, she was close to none of them.
— Amy Pagnozzi
The father of three children by three women doesn't have a girlfriend and says he hasn't been intimate with anyone in two months.
— Michael Silver
2 : of a very personal or private nature
intimate secrets
3 : marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity
intimate knowledge of the law
4a : INTRINSIC, ESSENTIAL
b : belonging to or characterizing one's deepest nature
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intimate
--- Quote ---associated in close personal relations:
an intimate friend.
characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling:
an intimate greeting.
very private; closely personal:
one's intimate affairs.
characterized by or suggesting an atmosphere conducive to privacy or intimacy; warmly cozy:
an intimate little café where we can relax and talk.
(of an association, knowledge, understanding, etc.) arising from close personal connection or familiar experience.
engaged in or characterized by sexual relations:
too young to handle an intimate relationship.
(of women's clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments:
a store that sells intimate apparel.
detailed; deep:
a more intimate analysis.
showing a close union or combination of particles or elements:
an intimate mixture.
inmost; deep within.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the inmost or essential nature; intrinsic:
the intimate structure of an organism.
of, relating to, or existing in the inmost depths of the mind:
intimate beliefs.
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/intimate
I guess whether sex is intimate or not depends on which definitions Jim subscribes to (for the books, at least). Based on the facts of the books, I'd say sex is always intimate, at least according to him. If there isn't "true love" between the partners, then there is no protection and, if there had been, it is broken. Further, like most things in life, it isn't the thought, alone, that counts.
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 14, 2019, 09:49:15 PM ---Yes if you define masturbation as sex.
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Ha!
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