The surveys, as we discussed in class, may now have been completely accurate due to some of the confounding factors like people's concern with what others would think, self ignorance and selection bias.
Being that this effects conclusion you could draw from the data collected, I'm not so sure how valuable it would be to analyze in such great depth the meaning of these results. It frustraits me to think that someone wouldn't answer a question honestly out of fear of what a peer or "friend" would think. How can we afford NOT to always act genuinely. We are given such limited time at this age, in this moment in time that it becomes astonishing to me to think that there a people who don't speak from the heart in every moment in time. The best relationships are the ones that develop from pure genuine expression and emotion. If a person were not being completely themselves, how would anyone manage to think that their connection was real. Its not worth trying to be something your not, life is too short.
Sometimes I wonder what if we didn't have any other responsibilities? What if we were able to JUST focus on our relationships with other people. It seems like thats the main concern on a majority of people's minds anyway. How might people's behavior change if you were told to just focus on finding a life partner? Would it be harder to do so without other components making you the person you are? Or would be feel more at ease since we wouldn't be burdened with any other tasks other then to make love and spark chemistry with another being. What if everyone could live in harmony and only have to worry about maintaining the peace? Would it only exist with the help of drugs like the hippies during the Vietnam war?
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