So casual relationships... when two people choose to enter a casual relationship, in a scenario where a friendship was formed first, does that demean either one of those people? Or in a second scenario where two people were in a very intimate, and serious relationship, decided they were better as friends, and then hooked up, does that change the dynamic of the first question?
My opinion is that casual relationships are demeaning, if both people agree on the path of the relationship, there is respect coming rom both parties, but what happens when there is no verbal agreement? Does that mean that there is a violation of some rite? And I am aware of the conscious debauchery that takes place in college settings, but are those people able to perform on that same level, without the alcohol to push them along? IS alcohol being used as an excuse for unwarranted behavior?
I've always believed that people say and do things that they would otherwise think twice or thrice about, but under the influence, they're entirely uninhibited. And I do stand by that, but what I'm wondering is... does society set a standard for moral conduct in terms of the way people have relationships, or casual relationships? And is the only way to do as one pleases, while still fulfilling society's standards, to use alcohol as an excuse?
I'm not sure what my stance on it is really, I do think that society has changed a lot in terms of economy, and technological advances, but when it comes to morals and ideals, they seem to have stagnated in the early 1900s. You'd think that with all these advances, some things would become more acceptable, but really mindsets don't change much, do they?
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