 | It's basically calm, rather than frantic. |
| It's a friendship as well as a physical attraction. |
| It accepts the need for privacy on both sides. |
| It allows for differences of opinion. |
| It doesn't force anybody to make a commitment or declare their undying
love and devotion before they're ready to. |
| It allows the time two people need to get to know each other and find out
how compatible they are. |
| It involves two people who already feel good about themselves and who
carry those good feelings over into their relationship. |
| It won't destroy them if they break up. |
| It allows for the equal sharing of power and control -- neither one
dominates, neither one constantly submits. |
| It doesn't make unrealistic demands on either partner. |
| It involves no ideal expectations, no stereotypes; it involves two people
of different sexes, not opposite sexes. |
