Comments on: Love without sex

By: Barry

Barry — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:03:51 +0000

Patrick: Not wearing shorts is even worse than wearing them. Standing around in your underwear like that will just drive her crazy!

Annette: I accept your love. Fortunately, my wife is not the jealous type, so you won’t even need that Uzi!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:34:19 +0000

When you compare the dynamics, you’ll realize that C3-P0 and R2-D2 were related, like Luke and Leia, even though there was an implied romantic angle.

It’s a parallel plot line to the Luke, Leia, and Solo plot line.

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:42:09 +0000

Patrick, what’re you thinking?! Everyone knows C3-PO is in love with R2-D2!!!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:00:28 +0000

I’m not wearing shorts around Robin any more. Bare calf touching = sex… I wouldn’t want to stir up any fantasies. I have very nice calves.

You and Clinton would have an interesting debate on the topic of how to define sex.

I’m trying to think of romantic non-romance movies. Drawing a blank.
Star Wars? The love of Chewbacca and C3-PO?

By: robin

robin — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:37:15 +0000

Oh, yes, Lizzie, definitely Mulder and Scully. Those few times they kissed–magical. Can’t go with you on the Hannibal and Clarice thing, although I understand your point. But no, ultimately, ick.

And yes to all those old movies. Although isn’t it shocking to see how much Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant kiss in Notorious?

By: annette

annette — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:34:58 +0000

heather dawn, like you i’ve drawn a blank, mine however has persisted even after thinking awhile. in fact i’ve been obsessing on the sexiest movies i’ve seen over the years–quite pleasant actually. question though–am i the only woman on this blog who has fallen in love with barry based on his comment–or just the only one who’s woman enough to admit it? by the way barry, i can handle an uzi like nobodys business. i hope i haven’t said too much, or too little…

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:17:54 +0000

I can’t disagree - the hottest love stories are those where the tension just builds and builds. Unrequited love is where it’s at!!!
I’m gonna sound like a sicko, but I LOVE the relationship between Hannibal and Clarice in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal (but not Hannibal the book, that was Thomas Harris giving us all the finger). There’s just SO MUCH there - the characters have so much depth and passion - but everything between them stays under the surface and never makes itself known through anything other than a gesture, sigh, or look…except when he sticks her to the refrigerator, but that’s about as ’sex’ as you’re gonna get!

Also in long-running TV series, I love relationships like Josh and Donna on West Wing, Casey and Dana on Sports Night, Inara and Mal on Firefly, or Mulder and Scully on The X-Files (even though it was a COMPLETE let down in the end) because it takes more than just the duration of a movie or a book to climax - it takes YEARS!

Not to mention every movie prior to like 1969 could only imply or euphemize sexual activity, so it was up to the filmmaker’s creativity and your imagination to fill in the blank. Come on, how hot were movies like The Apartment or Philadelphia Story!?

Oh man, I could go on and on… So I’ll just shut up now and go watch something sappy!

By: Heather Dawn Harper

Heather Dawn Harper — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:50:08 +0000

This is one of the movies Deb Dixon recommends in her book GMC: Goal, Motivation, and Conflict. I would recommend it just because she did. It is one of my favorite romances from the 80’s.

By: robin

robin — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:40:20 +0000

Never saw that one, Heather. Recommend?

By: Heather Dawn Harper

Heather Dawn Harper — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:37:28 +0000

Oh!!!!

Ladyhawke. I don’t think there was any sex in that movie. Angst, love, but no sex. I think.

How’s that for confident?