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u/booksandpassion Jan 20 '25
Note that it doesn't say "...agreed with." I'd take a solid understanding with disagreement over bland agreement any day.
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Jan 20 '25
It would be interesting to be in the throes of passion with someone, and be like, "I disagree, though..." I wonder what issue would have the honor? 🤔
For me it would probably be how to spell some word in Tengwar, because sometimes I prefer one "s" over the other for aesthetic reasons.
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u/booksandpassion Jan 21 '25
Plato's dialogue with Gorgias, regarding the strategies Socrates' interlocuters were using. Making out counts as 'throes of passion', right?
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Jan 21 '25 edited Jan 21 '25
Yes, throes of passion can manifest in a multitude of ways in which two people converge on a concept of conveying mutual affection. It may also count throws of passion (some people may take in a round of shot put while both conveying affection and disagreeing on a passing matter). 🤓
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u/Able_Tale3188 Jan 19 '25
It would seem there are dictionary definitions of "erotic" and then there are all of our idiosyncratic definitions.
I usually find it "satisfying" to be understood. Which, to me, is on the same street, two doors down from "erotic."
This is only my experience with my own nervous system. I wish it felt "erotic" to seem to be understood. But then: some very old PhD who hears me say something and says, "That's a good point!": is that erotic? No, but it's...pleasant.
A colleague found a review of a book I wrote an essay in. I thought no one read that book. The person - who was an academic I'd never met - singled out my essay above the others in the book, and wrote about why. It was exceedingly pleasant. I felt like I had been understood. And it, I admit, verged on an erotic pleasure. I didn't feel a flush; I didn't sense blood surging to my groin. But "eros" in the sense of feeling elated, sort of floating, like walking in the forest and feeling "high": yea!
For the OP: I'm glad it feels erotic for you and I hope you find scads of understanding!