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 mthomjmark

Joined: 2/27/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/1/2008 3:52:05 PM
I can if I am really into them big time on the verge of love.
 MelissaMelissa

Joined: 4/2/2006
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/1/2008 4:14:17 PM
No. I used to be able to have sex with people I didnt care about. But, I can't even do that anymore. And I definitely can't make love to anyone I dont love.

Besides, it's so much better when you're in love with someone anyways. My boyfriend and I have been together over a year, and it's the best I've EVER had. And I believe thats because I love him, he's honestly the only man I've ever really, really loved. He's the only man I havent gotten bored with, and the only man I've wanted to have sex with for more than the first three months.

Caring for someone=much better sex, at least in my book.
 skye2010

Joined: 12/1/2004
Msg: 153
Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/9/2008 8:53:16 PM
^^^^^ So very right. It doesn't even take 3 months for it to really register. But oftentimes, we are hopelessly desiring more than can ever be with less. Shortchanging ourselves over hope is retarded, but I know, I've done it - and I know they've done it too. What a shame. Congratulations to you both.
 kittenshere41

Joined: 4/16/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 6:31:58 AM
IMHO, no. I believe you can make love to a person without being IN love with that person. That being said, notice I said make love TO someone, not WITH someone. There is a difference.

You cannot make love TO a person , you can only sex them if not in love with them. The difference between sex and lovemaking is FEELINGS. without those feelings u need there is no lovemaking. if u ever go to bed with someone u dont love and then go to bed with someone u do love...you will see a huge difference. its not what u do in bed that makes it lovemaking or sex its how u feel about the person. the act is the same but the feelings are so much differnt.
 Gourmetchef50

Joined: 11/24/2007
Msg: 155
Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 7:32:20 AM
sex is good..sex is great..any sex..is fantastic at our age..i think we take life wayy too seriously..lets go back to the 70's..and 'free love'..ok??
 Fifi47

Joined: 8/19/2004
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 7:34:28 AM
I can be in like with him, but usually I feel as if it is sex, not making love unless we both are feeling the love.
 Merrylass

Joined: 12/30/2007
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 9:37:35 AM
Nope. I actually get depressed if I do so so it ends up being an unpleasant experience.
 here2learn

Joined: 6/8/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 1:22:25 PM
I think CarlisleMan is right.

But an interesting related question is, how good is the sex for the woman in sex vs. love--if her partner is either not in love or not making love? A quote from PhD sex therapist Ian Kerner suggests that women are more likely to have orgasms in lovemaking than sex, "From a purely orgasmic point of view, women in relationships fare far better than single women. " (_Be Honest--You're Not That Into Him Either: Raise Your Standards and Reach for the Love You Deserve_ p. 20) 

OP, do you have in mind certain types of sexual activities that you would only do within lovemaking--or are you just asking about the affective state of the people doing the same activities?
 laughinglibra

Joined: 11/6/2007
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Posted: 6/15/2008 1:43:22 PM

OP, do you have in mind certain types of sexual activities that you would only do within lovemaking--or are you just asking about the affective state of the people doing the same activities?


I was just asking about the affective state of the people.... while some may chose to have different repertoires for when they are in love with someone, for when they care deeply for someone but not in love with yet, or for when they just want to f*ck someone and get their needs met, I've never let that rule what I do at any given moment. If there is a certain position or act I want to do and my partner at the time had been open to it, then we do it.... it has nothing to do with my feelings for him or his for me.

The quote you took from Ian Kerner is quite interesting. I both agree and disagree. While I had much more intense orgasms during a relationship where we were in love with each other, in my experience I had more frequent orgasms during my time when I was single and had some friends with benefits and even the odd one night stand....geeze.... that seems soooooooooo long ago!!

I don't really know why that was for me but I'm sure there are as many different answers to that as there are women.

To all that have answered and given your opinions... I thank you..... the varied perspectives are what I love about these forums.


 opnmydm

Joined: 3/23/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 1:56:58 PM
sex is just that sex..making love to or with someone is entirely different, there is more emotions flowing, more real passion, you are more in tune with that other person and you want to please them on every level. you want to take your time exploring, touching, tasting. sex again is just that.
 laurenn-

Joined: 6/7/2008
Msg: 161
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Posted: 6/15/2008 5:12:27 PM
I think you can...

Having sex, is about your body, your senses, your physical desire.

If you add your soul, your creativity, your feelings, etc., it is not more "having sex", but "making love". The whole person is there...And you don't have to be IN love to be whith someone that way.

IMHO, ; )

*for sure, in "having sex" you put also some soul (?), and in "making love" you have a big part of pure physical desire, but I guess it is a question of proportion to call it having sex or making love,
 kentucky angel

Joined: 5/28/2008
Msg: 162
Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 5:20:26 PM
We all know that sex doesnt require love. You see the effects of that with all these babies that dont know their fathers. Sex involves lust and making love involves "love and caring"........Hey this may sound corny, but I never claimed to be Dear Abby!
 Blk_ArchAngel7

Joined: 12/21/2007
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 5:34:35 PM
Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
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sure you can it's called sex.
 nancystar14

Joined: 11/25/2007
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 5:40:26 PM
I totally agree with you ..making love is an intimate act, with love & caring involved. Otherwise its just sex.
 RalphBX

Joined: 6/11/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 5:52:20 PM
I think this is the stupidest question ever posed in a forum. Sorry. it's just so dumb in so many ways. It's just semantics. "Making Love" might mean the same thing to you emotionally as "having sex" does to me. You think I want my disgusting ex-wife to tell me, "I "had sex" with that guy but when I was with you, forget about it, I was making love!"

F.U. don't be so stupid.
 planetstew

Joined: 4/11/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 6:16:30 PM
well on a lighter note, to me in my wild child days- i still wouldnt have sex with a man who i didnt think enough of to lend my car to,probably some goofy since of honor- if i would let him touch me and wouldnt trust him to run go get us another 6pk, in my mind that was using ignorant judgement ....then i grew up and found out making love,with trust made sex so much more intense and wild---you can still bet if i will lend you my car i would make love to you(LOL)
had a truck for a few years now, and nobody drives it but me
 xxfoxyredxx

Joined: 1/18/2007
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 6:28:52 PM
I believe you can have sex with someone and make it caring and gentle but as for making love to someone (which ive never ever done!) i think that you have to be in love otherwise its sex lol x
 rog777

Joined: 6/5/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/15/2008 9:28:34 PM
Hi ,

You are not wrong .
You can make love to some one not with WITH someone .
So rather making love to someone to whom you wanted to make love , one should make love to someone who really loves to you .
 sexygrl67

Joined: 5/18/2008
Msg: 169
Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/16/2008 8:12:04 PM
Good response beershark! You are soooo right!! I can't imagine how much money a guys spends on dates to get that "one nighter". It would be cheaping just paying for sex!!
 kittenshere41

Joined: 4/16/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/16/2008 8:20:41 PM
I think most men can and do........................

I think most men can and do have sex. not nearly the same thing. the act is the same but the feelings are completley different.
 Zentimes

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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/16/2008 8:25:13 PM
Yes -- Without a doubt.

One can easily make love to a female WITHOUT being in love with her.

Women may protest but -- making love is an art form.
Knowing excatly how & where to touch, how to set the ambiance, etc....

Casanova is the perfect example of an idividual studying the art of making love without investing emotional baggage into the mix.

And as opposed to popular believe that is not F***ing!
It's making love without having strings or rings attached.
 web identity

Joined: 6/10/2008
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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/16/2008 8:26:00 PM
I have loved all my previous sexual partners. Love is the care and attention I give that lover. I have only been in love with 1 of them.
 chefthe1313

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Posted: 6/16/2008 8:30:13 PM
don coyote you ar every funny
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 youforme

Joined: 6/11/2008
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Posted: 6/18/2008 12:20:16 PM
YES!! Because Making Love Is Sex, But With Passion and Desire.
 Cynderella

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Can you make love to someone you are not in love with?
Posted: 6/18/2008 1:21:45 PM
No...it would be called "make hate"
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