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Dec11-09, 10:35 PM   #1
 
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Why do people have relationships?


Other than sex, children, and legal stuff(if married), of course.
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Dec11-09, 11:36 PM   #2
 
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I'm guessing you live in a cave.
Dec12-09, 12:01 AM   #3
 
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I'm guessing you live in a cave.
hahahahaha!

nahh but really, they're fun...for awhile ;)
Dec12-09, 01:51 AM   #4
 
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Why do people have relationships?


You have two accounts?
Dec12-09, 02:41 AM   #5
 
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I'm guessing you live in a cave.
I'm thinking the same thing. Why would one not want one?
Dec12-09, 11:27 AM   #6
 
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I'm thinking the same thing. Why would one not want one?
because you don't want any more responsibilities ....
Dec12-09, 12:12 PM   #7
 
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Quote by Pinu7 View Post
Other than sex, children, and legal stuff(if married), of course.
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Whatever have the Romans ever done for us, apart from a stable government, aquaducts, roads, wine and a million other wares we now can get hold of??
Or something like that..
Dec12-09, 12:28 PM   #8
 
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Or something like that..
Nail on the head, IMO.
Dec12-09, 03:16 PM   #9
 
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I'm sure a relationship makes happy many humans. It might be another reason.
Dec12-09, 03:53 PM   #10
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I'm sure a relationship makes happy many humans. It might be another reason.
Fear of being alone and financial reasons are probably near the top. The OP didn't stipulate "healthy relationships".
Dec12-09, 03:55 PM   #11
 
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Fear of being alone and financial reasons are probably near the top. The OP didn't stipulate "healthy relationships".
ahah yes. I didn't think about that, but you're right on this.
Dec12-09, 07:54 PM   #12
 
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Other than sex, children, and legal stuff(if married), of course.
Because we are wired that way. Humans are social animals and although one should be careful about talking about "natural" in this context it is certainly true that our brains are "programmed" to look for companionship, and that at a rather basic level (meaning NOT trying to be in a relationship probably requires more involvment from our higher brain functions than being in one).
One might equally well ask why wolves live in packs, or ants in colonies.
Dec12-09, 10:25 PM   #13
 
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Various cultures have had their own theories on the origin of marriage. One example may lie in a man's need for assurance as to paternity of his children. He might therefore be willing to pay a bride price or provide for a woman in exchange for exclusive sexual access.[21] Legitimacy is the consequence of this transaction rather than its motivation. In Comanche society, married women work harder, lose sexual freedom, and do not seem to obtain any benefit from marriage.[22] But nubile women are a source of jealousy and strife in the tribe, so they are given little choice other than to get married. "In almost all societies, access to women is institutionalized in some way so as to moderate the intensity of this competition."[23] In English common law, a marriage was a voluntary contract by a man and a woman, where by agreement they choose to become husband and wife.[24] Edvard Westermarck proposed that "the institution of marriage has probably developed out of a primeval habit".[25]
something interesting from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage#cite_ref-20

I don't think there are any particular reasons other than making sure that children are raised well which require equivalent effort from both parties. (I believe there are some animals where both mom and dad put effort in raising the kids while in some only one have to take care.. In some cases, male will kill the children to start new relantionship)
Dec12-09, 10:48 PM   #14
 
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In some cases, male will kill the children to start new relantionship)
Well that was helpful.
Dec13-09, 02:02 AM   #15
 
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Well that was helpful.
http://www.lionresearch.org/current_docs/6.pdf
Dec13-09, 04:10 AM   #16
 
I didn't say it wasn't true. It's just not helpful to a discussion about why humans get involved in relationships to tell us that male lions will kill cubs so the female lion can mate again. Are they going to buy a condo together? No? Then? How is this helpful information?
Dec13-09, 12:13 PM   #17
 
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Quote by GeorginaS View Post
I didn't say it wasn't true. It's just not helpful to a discussion about why humans get involved in relationships to tell us that male lions will kill cubs so the female lion can mate again. Are they going to buy a condo together? No? Then? How is this helpful information?
Because forming relationships or living in societies is not unique to the humans only and hence I believe you need to look beyond humans to answer the OP question. Killing cubs is not directly related and I agree.
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