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- For sustenance - Some people fish because they need the fish in order to survive. They cannot live without having fish. In the same token, some people date because they need a boyfriend or girlfriend in order to survive. This can be healthy in that I feel God designed us to desire mates. Or it could be unhealthy in that some people date because they are needy. They cannot be without a significant other. In either case, healthy or unhealthy, some people date for sustenance.
- For a trophy - Some people fish because they want that trophy fish to hang in their den. They want to show off their catch. In the same manner, some people date because they want to show off their boyfriend or girlfriend. It's all about flaunting a significant other, whether due to their looks or position. They either want people to see the eye candy they landed or they want to be important/respected by their association with their significant other. It's where the old phrase "trophy wife" comes from. I would contest that this could go either way, however.
- For sport - Some people fish just for the sport of it. They catch fish just to show that they can catch fish. Once they catch the fish they release it. In the same way, some people date for sport. They flirt and hit on guys/girls just to show that they can have them if they want them. But once they actually get the person they don't want him/her so they throw them back. And like in fishing, sometimes the "hook" gets caught and the "fish" gets hurt. It's all just a part of the game.
I'm not stamping my approval on any given examples. I'm just saying that this is how I see things.
3 comments:
Definitely a good comparison. I have to say, for a while I was the person who fished for sustenance. This is a topic that I have really been thinking about a lot lately. I even wrote a blog kinda similar to this (except without referring to fish).
Yes, everyone knows there are serial daters who hookup to get access to everything from expensive material things all the way down to free meals. I'll let you decide if that's clever or pathetic or if a person who does this is a rock star or should reside in loserville.
Wow. This makes sense. I hate the third comparison though. Its so true and I've seen many people get hurt over and over because of that. Love hurts. but then again, I guess it wouldn't really be "love" for them. Rather, "lust."
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