The counter-argument would be, so what if my sexual relationships are superficial, one can still have satisfying and rewarding relationships with friends, or parents, or siblings, or whatever.
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The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.
quote by Madalyn Murray O'Hair

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A broad based prostitution
Solemnized marriages have given
Way to the live-in relationships.
The live-in relationships would give way
To the sexual friendships, light and shifting.
28.03.2011
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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x Relationships x
They come and go
But your family are always their
You know you can turn to them whenever you want
Relationships don’t last forever
But parents and family will protect you forever
They will respect you no matter what happens
Relationships are nothing
Compared to your friends and family
Or your loved ones
Relationship cause arguments
But your family will be there
To comfort you
By Lisa Anderson
poem by Lisa Anderson

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The things women find rewarding about work are, by and large, the same things that men find rewarding and include both the inherent nature of the work and the social relationships.
quote by Grace Baruch

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I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.
quote by Terry McMillan

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Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face.
quote by Bill Condon

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Relationships
Relationships!
Now she is gone forever but,
Her first name was like my first night in bed with her;
And of her mind so free and of her love so sweet,
But now she is gone forever.
Relationships!
And of her figure like the Penthouse;
But the Devil in her City was like,
The harvest time with her sweet love!
And it was like the old school and the new school in arms.
Relationships!
Longing to come home with her once again like last night;
But it was all over and she is gone forever!
She was my lover and of her mind so free and so sweet,
But some relationships do not last forever.
poem by Edward Kofi Louis

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But for me, it feels like a natural extension of what I've been doing: exploring relationships. Here you have two relationships and we can explore how difficult it is for people to be together.
quote by Neil LaBute

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As far as the international issues are concerned, the most important thing is the state of the transatlantic relationships, Euro-Atlantic relationships: how to develop them and how to strengthen them further.
quote by Marek Belka

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Emotional Love
Emotional love unable to end
In sexual act will outlive the love
That ended in sexual relationships.
Such love finds a place in humans’ hearts.
(18.02.2011)
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

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Instead, I think over the years we have cut the strength of marriage and relationships by the law and weakened the institution. We have tried to deal with relationships with no-fault divorce, with child custody, with so many other avenues; and it has not helped.
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No way, because there's love relationships, there's sex relationships and then there's the band.
quote by Ann Wilson

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We all want to be loved. If we can't find love in a relationship we try to find it in our work. No matter how many times you get burned or how many of your relationships go sour, no one's ever going to give up on relationships.
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Ture Friends
a friend is a prize to win
a treasure to keep
a friend can’t be bought for what you can give them
or
they are not truly yours
give your heart up to them
take some risks
have some fun
set some boundaries
friends are there when you need someone
to comfort your
pain
to share your
happiness
or just be there for you
when you need backed up
the strongest bond is though friendship
witch is more powerful then
life it’s self
unbreakably strong
and
incredibly life changing
significant others don’t come close
to how strong and powerful
true friends relationships are
even though you will have incredibly strong and powerful
relationships with them
significant others will come and go
but
true friends will stay forever
poem by Mrs. Cynosure

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Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies.
quote by Jeremy Rifkin

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The Firm Ones Aren't Always The Best to Choose
Relationships of any kind,
Should be chosen very wisely.
And the older one gets,
The selecting of relationships...
Is much like picking tomatoes.
The firm ones aren't always the best to choose,
Especially when cooking them...
With corn, onions and green peppers.
The softer ones seem to create,
A more delicious taste.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

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Beloved and the Sea
Swim into the sea of relationships
and see how plants and animals behave.
Among their own species, they live
in unity and conflict.
Swim into the sea of relationships
between man and woman.
Homo sapiens, as they are,
they too relate in conflict and unity.
For now they declare
their love in marriage
and tomorrow they dissolve their vows,
rejecting the beloved.
Oh, this sea of relationships
among humans - in harmony
and conflict, in pain and sorrow,
in joy, embrace and bed of tears!
'Is there another sea
where we can swim and bathe',
the poet asked.
The owl, up the tree, answered,
'No! Learn to embrace the lonely sea! '
___________________
poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

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I've had a couple of long relationships. And I've had a couple of shorter relationships.
quote by Calista Flockhart

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With A Convenience To Complain
Relationships do not end,
Because of one thing.
Relationships end,
Because that one thing...
Added with other things,
Allowed to annoy all things...
To fall to pieces with a convenience,
To complain about someone else.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

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Make time together a priority. Budget for a consistent date night. Time is the currency of relationships, so consistently invest time in your marriage.
Dave Willis in The Seven Laws of Love: Essential Principles for Building Stronger Relationships

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