how different between "make love" and "sexual intercourse"?

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 19 Jun 2004 05:03 PDT

Do you mean "what's the difference"?

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Clarification of Question by cute21-ga on 19 Jun 2004 06:36 PDT

Thanks for your response. I meant in the term of definition. How
different of the two words.

cute...

Based on your last comment, I'll go ahead and post my remarks
in the answer space. While Pinkfreud is certainly a 5-star
researcher, only one researcher at a time can post an answer
on a particular question and subsequently be rated for it.
I'm sure she appreciates your comment, nontheless.

I'll reproduce here the remarks you found helpful:

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A simple way to differentiate is by looking up the word 'intercourse',
which, in a broader sense, means 'communications between persons'.

'Sexual intercourse' consists of communications on a sexual level.
There is also 'verbal intercourse', which is dialogue between two
or more people which can have nothing to do with sex.

You might say 'making love' consists of communications on all levels,
so it would include both sexual and verbal intercourse, and would 
also include other, more subtle, levels of communication, rather than
being limited only to the sexual aspect of the total human.

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You might also find this user's guide on GA, written by the 
Researcher skermit-ga, useful in the future: 
http://www.christopherwu.net/google_answers/answer_guide.html

sublime1-ga


Searches done, via Google:

definition intercourse
://www.google.com/search?q=definition+intercourse

I learned a lot from several points of view. Especially from sublime1
and Pinkfreud. Great!! google as well.

From my personal view , making love involves feelings,genuine
affection and concern about your partners pleasure and well being 
where as sexual intercourse is nothing else the the mechanical act
alone comparable to quick and easy release where feelings and your
partners well being do not play any role

Thank you for your comment. I feel the same way as you but my friend
said it is not different coz making love has to do intercourse.

The denotation (what the terms means on the surface) is the same, but
the connotation (the thoughts evoked when hearing the terms) differs. 
BTW, I would venuture to guess your friend is not exactly
relationship-oriented.

Based on your response I venture to say that your friend has some
relational issues and some issues expressing his feelings, he compares
apples and pears based on the mechanics.

Following his reasoning driving a bicylce and piloting an airplane are
the same thing because they are both forms of locomotion and they both
require sombody to steer the contraption.

I don't know how to explain to him. The reason I would like to get
several people idea to confirm about my definition. I think both words
are absolutely differnt from each other. Making love related to the
feeling and emotion, isn't it?

hi cute21. this is me, just trying to post a message. can't say much
but corwins right though

cute...

A simple way to differentiate is by looking up the word 'intercourse',
which, in a broader sense, means 'communications between persons'.

'Sexual intercourse' consists of communications on a sexual level.
There is also 'verbal intercourse', which is dialogue between two
or more people which can have nothing to do with sex.

You might say 'making love' consists of communications on all levels,
so it would include both sexual and verbal intercourse, and would 
also include other, more subtle, levels of communication, rather than
being limited only to the sexual aspect of the total human.

sublime1-ga

sublime1........

Thanks!!

It is worth to know the words clearly. I like to sentenses that you explained.

Cute

Thanks for your of your cooperation. I need to get the response from
the google's experts to answer the issue.

I am looking forward to hearing from all of you soon.

Cute21

cute21,

Sublime1 is a Google Answers Researcher, so you've already received a
response from an "expert." Sublime1 posted his remarks in the form of
a Comment, but if you'd like for him to post his thoughts as the
official Answer to your question, you might want to ask him to do so.
Sometimes we are hesitant to post answers to questions like yours that
call for a personal opinion.

Sublime1 is a good friend of mine, as well as an esteemed colleague. I
can think of no Google Answers Researcher better suited to answer a
question on the subject of erotic love.

~pinkfreud, Google Answers Researcher

Thanks again. I am new to Google Answers. I think not much people knew
about this activities of the google. Once I posted this issue, I
invited several people to surf. I would like to give suggestion -
1. Each question should have visit counting - to determine how
interest of each issue.
2. How do you select whom should be the one who answer each query? 

If I ask and think I should post in my account. Please inform me.

Thanks.

Cute21

cute21...

Hello again. 

"1. Each question should have visit counting - to determine how
 interest of each issue."

This is an interesting suggestion. As independent researchers,
we have no control over the functions on GA pages, however you
may want to drop an email to the editors with your suggestion:
mailto:answers-editors@google.com

"2. How do you select whom should be the one who answer each query?"

In general, you don't. You post your question and the first
Researcher who believes they can provide the answer for the
posted price locks the question, does the research, and posts
an answer in the answer space.

In a case like this, where several certified Researchers (linked
in blue to their Ratings Record) might provide comments which
could be acceptable answers, you can designate one of them to
post their remarks in the answer space as a formal answer.

And, if you favor the work of a particular Researcher, you
can also specify their nickname in a question's Subject line
when you are posting the question, as in "For Pinkfreud only"
followed by the topic.

"If I ask and think I should post in my account. Please inform me."

You'll have to rephrase this last sentence. I'm not sure what
you mean by it.

sublime1-ga

sublime1-ga,

The last sentenses meant the google can charge me for giving comment
and suggestion.
By the way, thanks again. It is very amazing to get answers from all
of you. I would like to rate for you and pinkfreud 5 stars.

Cute

Great answer, Sublime1!

My own view of the matter:

Making love is a luxury limousine.

Sexual intercourse is an economy car.

They both "get you there," but the quality of the ride is very different. ;-)

cute...

Thanks very much for the unexpected and generous tip!

sublime1-ga

To my ears 'sexual intercourse' sounds like an official communique, or
maybe biological research, while 'making love' is the real thing.

The formal answer is virtually wrong as it blurs the difference
instead of clarifying where it refers to communications. You cannot
just lookup 'intercourse' and then deduce.

Fortunately the comments have provided clarification.
Just my 2c ..

sublime1,

You are welcome.........sublime1. 

Actually, I need someone specific to see our comments on the
terminology. At least will know how much feeling between the two
terminologies.

By the way, I love the most the comment of pinkfreud about:
Sexual intercourse is an economy car.
They both "get you there," but the quality of the ride is very different. ;-) 

I could not bear to laugh so loud (hahaha).

Cute21

Long time noone posted this:

I got this maybe researchers love to read:

TOP TWENTY REASONS WHY CHOCOLATE IS BETTER THAN 
SEX: 


1. You can GET chocolate. 

2. "If you love me you'll swallow that" has real 
meaning with chocolate. 

3. Chocolate satisfies even when it has gone 
soft. 

4. You can safely have chocolate while you are 
driving. 

5. You can make chocolate last as long as you 
want it to. 

6. You can have chocolate even in front of your 
mother. 

7. If you bite the nuts too hard the chocolate 
won't mind. 

8. Two people of the same sex can have chocolate 
without being called nasty names. 

9. The word "commitment" doesn't scare off 
chocolate. 

10. You can have chocolate on top of your 
workbench/desk during working hours without 
upsetting your work mates. 

11. You can ask a stranger for chocolate without 
getting your face slapped. 

12. You don't get hairs in your mouth with 
chocolate. 

13. With chocolate there's no need to fake it. 

14. Chocolate doesn't make you pregnant. 

15. You can have chocolate at any time of the 
month. 

16. Good chocolate is easy to find. 

17. You can have as many kinds of chocolate as 
you can handle. 

18. You are never too young or too old for 
chocolate. 

19. When you have chocolate it does not keep 
your 
neighbors awake. 

20. With chocolate size doesn't matter; it's 
always good.

Regards,

Cute21