I think that fundamentally, EVERYONE wants to settle down with a partner. That someone that they can share their life with, that person that can make them laugh, that person that can make your day with just a simple smile, that feeling of connection and learning about the other person. A person that will keep you on your toes, like a perpetual sparring partner, your spiritual and mental equal that you can do battle with till the end...
Yes, empty sex IS fun, and agood ONS sure can get rid of some pentup stress, but sex with a partner becomes more and more satisfying as time goes on.
"BUT SPIS, weren't you saying just 2 posts ago that you are dating multiple women at the same time... and SPIS, I remember you saying that oneitus is a BAD thing."
True, atm I am dating a couple of women, but for me dating is just the process of deciding whether or not the woman that you are interested in is good enough for me. When I'm single, I typically spend a week or two collecting numbers, and setting up dates with as many women as I can handle. Then, as I start dating these women, I ask myself what I like about each one of them, which ones I would like to phuck, and which ones I would like to take to the next level.
Then, gradually, some of these girls will drop themselves out of contention, and I might add more names to the list as needed, EVENTUALLY, I will wind up with a favorite woman that I've been dating for a while. At this point there will be the discussion of exclusivity, and the LTR is born. (I'm actually nearing another LTR, and when that happens, I will be taking a break from the forum, and because I've much better found what it is I'm looking for, I think this next one will be a good one...)
Oneitus IS a bad thing... because you have over sped up the process, you are picking a woman out of convenience rather then by her suitability for you. When you are infatuated with a women, you do stupid things, like calling everyday, turning into the b!tch of the relationship. You live your life for this woman, and not for yourself... that is a sad state to be in.
In a healthy relationship, you should feel more and more in love with this person everytime you talk to them, not up to a certain threshold which then starts to die down (like the vast majority of relatinships do).