Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds

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Today, let’s talk about it, let’s dig deeper into this interesting concept. Liquid love and individuality Sometimes this can make the most sensitive people despair , because the high pace of life makes it extremely difficult for us to connect with other people at an emotional level. Mercantile values, commercial love

Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds is a 2003 book by Zygmunt Bauman which discusses human relations in liquid modern ( post-modern) world. The book is part of series of books written by Bauman, such as Liquid Life and Liquid Times. Your facilitators have paper-towels on hand throughout the session. If at any point you would like to wipe your eyes, simply raise your hand and a paper towel will be brought to you.

This promotes the feeling that not only objects but also people are consumable, and therefore potential sexual partners are objectified. That person that attracts us is not more than a piece of meat that should be tasted, and it is not necessary that we worry about their desires, worries, needs, tastes ... How are we going to connect emotionally with someone if we are only interested in having something carnal? Liquid love and reification

It is important to us to create a safe, trusting, and responsible environment where you can feel comfortable in the presence of other people in the group. To help us with this we are using the PAL System. We use olive oil, which we have found works best. It feels lovely on the skin, and we add a few drops of lavender oil to give it a fresh aromaIt’s not all that surprising that relationships have become more fleeting, given the broader social tendency toward one-time consumerism and the quest for satisfaction of our momentary needs. We are not just talking about interpersonal relationships, but also the relationship that we establish with ourselves, what Bauman himself called “the liquidity of self-love.” verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.

Again, each session is different. You are not expected to touch anyone, and you do not have to be touched by anyone. Within the space you are able to experience Liquid Love on your own, or interact with those comfortable with touching and/or being touched. We invite you to explore both dynamics during your session. Liquid Love is open to people of all genders and sexual orientations. There is an atmosphere of respect and acceptance at all times.My aversion to forced fun has not been altered by attending the session, but if you're up for getting slippery with strangers, Liquid Love is certainly somewhere to do it. Bauman used the word “liquid” to explain the way he views modern societies. To him, our relationships are made up of fragile bonds. Hence the liquidness, the malleability, the ease with which elements in their liquid state can be divided. The metaphor of liquid courses through the book. Relationships are like Ribena for the new uprooted and anxious - taken undiluted, they are nauseating. Our deepest wish is to prevent our relationships from curdling and clotting (that, we fear, is what marriages used to be about). That's not to say that we're all hipster SDCs (semi-detached couples), the self-styled romantic revolutionaries who want separate pads from their partners and a Rolodex filled with ready lovers. We don't all want to pour water on troubled rela tionships, and the SDCs, so emblematic of the liquid modern age, provoke as much hostility as identification. Many people fail to understand that to love another individual deeply is necessary to love yourself first. This, which is a reality that few doubt, is not usually the basis on which many relationships are built, in which other values ​​and needs that have little to do with emotional well-being prevail.

Eyal the organiser answers the door. He's friendly and entirely unthreatening, and suddenly I'm not as petrified as I was. His flat smells of incense and Amber later tells me she's surprised he didn't tidy up. We sit fully clothed in a circle while Eyal talks us through the rules. They are pretty much no wanking, no penetration and no standing up on the sheet once it's oily. There's a two-taps-means-no policy, if anyone's wandering hands are unwelcome. Eyal, who gets naked but doesn’t get involved, has been running Liquid Love once or twice a month for the last two years. His neighbours are yet to take part. Eyal warms the olive oil for the session. Another of the great pillars in which he holds liquid love is the reification of people. That is, the tendency to perceive and value people as objects, things. Means, finally, to achieve an end: physical pleasure, social acceptance of others, etc. Perhaps the emergence of social networks and new technologies has played a role in consolidating this trend suffered by many people. We live in a world in constant change, where the virtual and the real are confused with astonishing ease. Each session has a different group of people, and therefore each session is different. However, to give you some idea of the flow of a session, we begin by getting to know each other as we talk about the experience we are going to share. You will then ready yourself on the specially prepared surface. As warm oil is poured over the body, you wil be guided through an exploration of yourself and others around you. We encourage non-verbal communication in this part of the afternoon. Please ensure you arrive in plenty of time freshly washed and clean. This is a very intimate event so please ensure you wear deodorant. Please do not use any perfum, aftershave, or other such scent-based products.If we maintain relationships with an expiration date, it is because society pushes us to do so , to have increasingly weak and flexible links, to take little root wherever we go. That's how they educate us, that's how we are.We teach children that they can have toys and gadgets technological if they pass the next exam, and we are introducing them into a market culture where one should only be motivated by the rewards that are obtained in exchange for their work, thus canceling the intrinsic motivations and the genuine tastes of each person. Please ensure you have informed the hosts if you are pregnant or have any specific medical conditions they need to be aware of. Liquid love. It’s possible that you have heard about this interesting concept explained by sociologist Zygmunt Bauman who uses this poetic but distressing metaphor to convey the reality that seems to come up rather frequently nowadays: the fragility of relationships.