Daily Poll #7

[IhateClowns]

Thanks for playing along.

 

[suckonsimon]

Man, I was getting withdrawal symptoms waiting for poll #7! Here at last!

I've gone for sexual chemistry. Of course that communication thing is critical; but the 'distinctive' of a 'relationship' in my book has to be the sex. And if the chemistry is there, you damn well go at it still, even when other things have for some reason got fragile, and the joy of the sex can be the catalyst to get sorted with other things. Ok it can work the other way around and the marriage guidance people I guess keep banging on about that. That's probably a bit more of a feminine perspective? A guy wants to fuck with the woman he finds especially attractive and arousing; and if she responds with desire for desire, he'll get off his backside and see to all the other stuff too, unless he's a selfish bastard in which case nothing can make the relationship a strong relationship.

[oops - bit long! sorry]

 

[ViciousTease]

I voted trust and honesty. Sense of humor would be a very close second.

 

[MDaddy]

I voted strong communication with that the rest better falls in place it allows openness to discuss likes and dislikes which in turn keeps the relation honest and trusting

 

[janeyl]

I'm torn between trust and honesty and communication...I think you've missed one though...mutual respect, we see those three as the foundations of our relationship, whereas the sex is the cement that holds those things together...

 

[IhateClowns]

Apparently made a mistake by bringing in relationships lol. I forgot we come here to escape them don't we? Well at least most of us do. Lol.

 

[37_ttej]

I'm torn between trust and honesty and communication...I think you've missed one though...mutual respect, we see those three as the foundations of our relationship, whereas the sex is the cement that holds those things together...

I agree with Janey and MDaddy. I voted for the strong communication though on the basis that it's the foundation for the other two. Leastways you can't have trust and honesty or convey and assure respect without it. You can be a strong communicator and still be a deceitful bastard, granted; but on balance I still think it's the primary ingredient for a successful, lasting relationship.

Of course if the 'relationship' is a one night stand, then other criteria apply.

 

[37_ttej]

Apparently made a mistake by bringing in relationships lol. I forgot we come here to escape them don't we? Well at least most of us do. Lol.

Haha.

No, I'd say your 'mistake' is in actually running a series of polls on thought-provoking topics: witness the volume of discussion and diversity of opinion. Congratulations, Clowns: well done.

Unless tomorrow's poll is "Soooo, how long is your johnson?" in which case I'll print a retraction.

 

[may_I_please]

Trust and honesty

Without them everything else turns to dust

 

[suckonsimon]

Apparently made a mistake by bringing in relationships lol. I forgot we come here to escape them don't we? Well at least most of us do. Lol.

Haha.

No, I'd say your 'mistake' is in actually running a series of polls on thought-provoking topics: witness the volume of discussion and diversity of opinion. Congratulations, Clowns: well done.

Unless tomorrow's poll is "Soooo, how long is your johnson?" in which case I'll print a retraction.

Seconded!
Certainly provoked me, in my minority-of-one vote for sexual chemistry, into thinking about what is goin on here. Given my relationship is much longer than most on here [ok, yeah, I'm gettin on in years!] and we're really, really happy together - I'm thinking, "Am I that off-beam here?" ... So I'll mull over this and in due course when the poll is full share the questions with my wife and see what she thinks, then show her the results. I'll report about that somehow in due course.

 

[cowslinger64]

I don't think there are any wrong answers to this poll. Personally, I think honest, trust, communication, sexual chemistry, similar senses of humor and the mutual respect thing janey brought up are all paramount to a good relationship. I think without those things, you see what you see here at lit...people trying to fill voids in their relationships.

I offer a lot in a rl and I expect a lot. I'm done going through the list of things I need from a partner and crossing off the important ones just to get along. I've been the guy that tried to fill someones bucket, the one with the big hole in it....that left me empty. There's a saying that we all "settle" for someone... but not me. I'd rather be alone. I neither offer, nor expect perfection....but finding that person that fits me, suits me, and offers me the things I need..is perfect enough.

 

[IhateClowns]

Haha.

No, I'd say your 'mistake' is in actually running a series of polls on thought-provoking topics: witness the volume of discussion and diversity of opinion. Congratulations, Clowns: well done.

Unless tomorrow's poll is "Soooo, how long is your johnson?" in which case I'll print a retraction.

By the tally of only 27 votes this clearly isn't the way the polls should be directed.

 

[jameslewis]

Trust and honesty

Without them everything else turns to dust

I share this belief. Without these two, nothing else can be solid or lasting.

 

[janeyl]

Apparently made a mistake by bringing in relationships lol. I forgot we come here to escape them don't we? Well at least most of us do. Lol.

Not all of us do...