GooseGaws said:
I don't know. I think that a person could be conditioned to inherently avoid feelings of love due to negative relevant stimuli, perhaps in the interest of perceived self-preservation. |
Fair enough, my point is just that a person's inclination to romantic love is essentially overpowering and pervasive enough that only under extreme circumstances would a person never develop romantic love for someone in their lifetime. I listed a few exceptions myself, so I agree that what I said isn't true 100% of the time. But I would say it is true at least 98% of the time assuming someone doesn't die prematurely or has some other kind of extreme mental handicap.
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