On: Love is biological bribery?

[einpoklum]

> Even without the social contract. First time I held someone in my arms I had visions of life long companionship

I would assume you were brought up in a modern cultural environment. That means your view of the world, your values, your expectations, your fantasies - are shaped by that upbringing.

So, your feelings are not good evidence that this is "programmed deep down inside of us".

[throwaheyy → einpoklum]

Are you claiming that a desire for companionship with another human being is purely a modern social construct?

That seems a … bizarre opinion. Until industrialization, human relationships were directly tied to survival.

[einpoklum → throwaheyy]

I claimed no such thing...

And, in fact you're making the point even more strongly, in that you seem to identify lifelong, formal, monogamous pairing with the potential for human companionship.