Thoughts for ESIEE I5 students

Source: http://www.realitynewsonline.comTemptation Island 2: Committed Couples?by Susan Schechter — 07/10/2002

“Temptation Island 2 is supposed to test “committed couples.” But committed to what? Certainly not each other! It does appear that a couple guys are committed to having as much fun as possible, no matter what the consequence.” Susan says,

“Maybe it comes down to this. Before the pill, every time a woman had sex, she faced the chance she might get pregnant. So she equated sex with love, as a defense mechanism. For men, it’s either a physical thing or a romantic thing. Yeah, since the 60s women are viewing it differently, but deep down, I think perhaps not so much. And I think Mike DeGeorge is right. A man will say anything to a woman if he thinks he might get lucky, a woman believes if she puts out he will love her. It takes a lot to have a man love you and stay in love with you. Sex is just a small part of it. Think about the senior citizens you see mall walking – 50 years they have been together and they still love each other as much as they did on their wedding day.”  

She also says, “I don’t want to sound like Dr. Laura here. I learned one thing, and since Mike has put his advice about men in his article, I am going to do the same. I disagreed with Dr. Laura <http://www.nonfictionreviews.com/article1082.html> on almost everything, but she said one thing that was truly amazing. If you are dating/living with someone for a certain period of time, and there is no marriage or serious commitment yet, then the partner will probably not ever commit. I look at the couples here, one has been together for three years and one four. Not married, and obviously not committed enough to keep from going on this show. Both these women are hoping their Island experience will convince their boyfriends to commit. I don’t think it will. These guys want to play the field. They want to see if the grass is greener. Now there is nothing wrong with two people living together, but if you are living with someone, and they won’t commit because they want to “keep their options open,” well, then perhaps you ought to consider using one of those options yourself and leaving the relationship.”

Your professor says: Please note that the aforementioned quote is NOT my personal opinion!  I just wanted to have you read it for discussion in class.

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