{"id":9555,"date":"2014-09-10T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T05:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/?p=9555"},"modified":"2021-01-02T12:14:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T06:44:59","slug":"the-art-of-live-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manuscrypts.com\/test\/2014\/09\/10\/the-art-of-live-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Live In"},"content":{"rendered":"

I borrowed the title from a post<\/span><\/a> I wrote nine years ago on live in relationships. We have come quite a way since then, but I am also seeing an evolution in this narrative. I call it the same narrative because fundamentally it challenges the institution of marriage as we know it. The way I see it, marriage was an evolutionary necessity – as a relatively structured process of procreation, and thereby organising society. The words below are from a work of fiction<\/span><\/a> based on the life of the Buddha, it would seem that neither is it far from truth nor have things changed much.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sid\"<\/span><\/p>\n

So why is this institution primed for ‘disruption’ now? <\/span><\/p>\n

Technology is one factor. The family unit made sense when younger members of the species had to be protected. As AI advances, maybe a family unit will not be necessary for safety or security.\u00a0Technology also might play a hand in the physiological aspects, more on that in a bit.\u00a0As I mentioned in an earlier post\u00a0(Emotion As A Service<\/span><\/a>) marriage is as much a transactional relationship as an emotional one.\u00a0To paraphrase Scott Adams,\u00a0\u00a0(from<\/span><\/a>)\u00a0the internet has<\/em>\u00a0allowed\u00a0us to have a barter economy of relationships….<\/em>a virtual spouse comprised of a dozen separate relationships<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The second factor – advances in medicine and increasing lifespans.\u00a0Imagine living up to 150. The ‘life partner’ that you chose when you were a carefree 20 year old may not be the one you’d want to have fireside conversations with in your middle age – 95. Interests, outlook, worldview, personality etc change with time. Maybe you’d be living in different cities at different stages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another factor I’d consider is depleting resources – these may be natural, (on a larger scale) and economic (on an individual scale) (any thing else you can think of?) These might force the species to rethink the institution, even though it seems hardwired into the brain by now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I can already see several paths diverging from this point. Robots as\u00a0companions for the aged<\/a>\u00a0is a fast developing area, it could be used for young ones in future.\u00a0In a physiological context, \u00a0though we\u00a0might not be there yet<\/a>, s3x with robots is a\u00a0distinct possibility by 2025<\/a>. There’s bound to be a learning curve, but hey!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"i130925bb\"<\/p>\n

(via<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

In a relationship context, The Atlantic had a\u00a0long article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on polyamory, including perspectives on how society sees them, and the challenges involved. I was actually more surprised when Bangalore Times carried\u00a0an article<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on the subject on its front page recently. The point here is that it is getting mainstream attention, arguably the first step in societal acceptance of units that are radically different from the traditional family. Even children with DNA from three parents<\/span><\/a>\u00a0might soon\u00a0overcome legal hurdles<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and become an accepted practice. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With all these paths, and many more, the institution of marriage might become one of the many options available. Some communities might hold on to it – as a tradition. But as time progresses, both individuals and society will undergo not just transformations on the outside, but in mindset as well.\u00a0\u00a0After all, isn’t evolution just a logical response to a creature’s living environment? If it is, once the evolutionary necessity has passed, even this tradition might just fade away. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(The views expressed above are just the author’s attempts at intellectuality, and do not represent his actuality. He hopes he doesn’t have to sleep outside!)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

until next time, along came poly!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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