Erotic attraction alone is an insufficient foundation for a lifelong union

Evidence

To claim that a union founded on convention has much chance of engendering love is hypocritical; to ask two spouses bound by practical, social, and moral ties to satisfy each other sexually for their whole lives is pure absurdity. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1191 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Eroticism implies a claim of the instant against time, of the individual against the collectivity; it affirms separation against communication; it rebels against all regulation; it contains a principle hostile to society. Social customs are never bent to fit the rigor of institutions and laws: love has forever asserted itself against them. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Sexual technique alone cannot produce desire within marriage’s constraints. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1160; Convention-based marriage cannot reliably generate love or lifelong sexual satisfaction — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1191; Erotic desire fundamentally resists social regulation and institutions — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Fascination is transcendence and cannot by itself produce love #corroborates (0.85)
• Convention-based marriage cannot reliably generate love or lifelong sexual satisfaction #corroborates (0.82) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1191
• Erotic desire fundamentally resists social regulation and institutions #expands (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 406