romance may have been relegated to romantic comedies these days and ostensibly has changed considerably from the past. However there is still a need for romance in our relationships. If we have sacrificed adventure in life then we need to bring that spirit of adventure back into our romances. But it seems that we are marching ever onwards continuing to remove the romance from our relationships?
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Carl Jung postulated the theory that our ‘other half’ dwells within us and that we look for that in the outer world when we have relationships with others. We project this ‘other half’ onto others but obviously our partners have to have some ‘hooks’ for our projections. When we find a good match for ourselves then this usually indicates that the ‘other’ more closely resembles our ‘other half’. If we have done a reasonable amount of work of self individuation, we can also see the ‘real person’ shining through our own projections. Our ‘other half’ exists within the psyche to trigger experiences that the Self can use to become whole or individuate. For online dating companies finding this secret in a formula or a data bank provides the key to becoming successful at matching couples. Although by the look of most of these sites, this is yet to be achieved successfully. What escapes them is the ‘human factor’ and this mystery which makes itself hard to be drilled down to a formula or databank probability.
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Technology has made long distance relationships much more manageable with ease of communication & travel. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Our consciousness & our hearts wake up when someone we love is absent so we that appreciate them. Day to day life can numb our consciousness so that we take loved ones for granted. Distance sometimes doesn’t allow for true awareness of the other.
Does long distance love work for you?
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I love technology because it makes communication very easy, cheap & accessible and I love communication. Communication is the bridge that links us with other humans. However recently I have noted a danger with virtual connections when there is no live or real interface. It seems we need a balance between virtual & real so that technology can continue to serve our humanity.
Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
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these days maths, due to its relationship with geeks & technology, may appear to solve many modern problems. I read recently a paper ‘Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend’ where a guy attempted to prove the probability of finding a girlfriend in London. As per article in Asylum ‘Math Geek Comes Up With Equation to Explain His Lack of a Girlfriend’:
The lovelorn economist is Peter Backus, a native of Seattle and a fourth year PhD candidate and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick, near London.
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