Lucius Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Do we have any really alien aliens reading this forum? Does a palindromedary count? Lucius Alexander To count palindromedaries, count heads and divide by two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I'd be more worried about the need to invent a non-allergenic prophylactic suitable for both species. If they're Neandertal-derived that probably won't be as much as a problem, but any sort of sexual recreation with something of non-terrestrial origin is just asking for some amazingly severe immune reactions, if not anaphylactic shock. Screw anatomical and psychological compatibility, biochemical compatibility is going to be the biggest hurdle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I'd be more worried about the need to invent a non-allergenic prophylactic suitable for both species. If they're Neandertal-derived that probably won't be as much as a problem' date=' but any sort of sexual recreation with something of non-terrestrial origin is just asking for some [i']amazingly [/i]severe immune reactions, if not anaphylactic shock. Screw anatomical and psychological compatibility, biochemical compatibility is going to be the biggest hurdle. For my invented Neanderthal race, I'm still thinking about what sort of technology they will be bringing with them. One idea I am considering is some sort of hormone treatment to render them infertile. Appearance-wise, they are going to be a rather amazonian group of women, massing about 10% over a modern woman of the same height. Their average height will be in the range of 5'10" to 6' and weighing in the neighborhood of 150-160 pounds. Due to a heavier bone structure, expanded lung capacity for dealing with environments with thinner air (like on shipboard), and greater muscle density, I'm estimating that their measurements will be about 38-26-38. Larger than modern women but not excessively so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? For my invented Neanderthal race, I'm still thinking about what sort of technology they will be bringing with them. One idea I am considering is some sort of hormone treatment to render them infertile. Appearance-wise, they are going to be a rather amazonian group of women, massing about 10% over a modern woman of the same height. Their average height will be in the range of 5'10" to 6' and weighing in the neighborhood of 150-160 pounds. Due to a heavier bone structure, expanded lung capacity for dealing with environments with thinner air (like on shipboard), and greater muscle density, I'm estimating that their measurements will be about 38-26-38. Larger than modern women but not excessively so. I that case I don't see many problems - Neanderthals were human, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I suspect that pheromones and major histocompatibility complex interactions play a much larger role in human mating than we tend to be aware. So unless their near humanness includes interactive chemicals' date=' I suspect that relationships would be pretty platonic even if visually they were attractive.[/quote'] They have done major research on Pheromones and have found no link to pheromones and who people fall in lust with. Remember a good reproducable pheromone is the holy grail of the Scent/perfume business. IF we actually were slaves to a chemical it would have been found by now. http://www.livescience.com/3233-sexual-pheromones-myth-reality.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I don't see why not, I nearly look human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weapon Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Like one of [the GOP] won't be caught sexting an alien... of the same gender! Yeah but he'll repent and cry like real men do so it will be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Ofeelya Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Would I marry a near human alien? What a stupid question. I already did. She certainly isn't from Earth. There can be consequences to intra-species intimacy though. http://www.roboticbees.com/2010/04/schwimmer-jones-strange-bedfellows/ and http://www.roboticbees.com/2010/05/schwimmer-jones-the-dawn-patrol/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Do we have any really alien aliens reading this forum? Take me to your hot women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Take me to your hot women.That's not so alien! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary is in a committed relationship to itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Here's a question: Would an alien fall in love or comparable analogue with a human? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Here's a question: Would an alien fall in love or comparable analogue with a human? It's essentially the same thing in reverse. Some would, some wouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? It's essentially the same thing in reverse. Some would' date=' some wouldn't.[/quote'] Except that the question is almost never explored from that direction - Relative to audience sizes. Aliens are assumed to have human emotions and in "beauty and the beast" scenarios, it's almost never considered that, from the other perspective, the roles are switched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Except that the question is almost never explored from that direction - Relative to audience sizes. Aliens are assumed to have human emotions and in "beauty and the beast" scenarios' date=' it's almost never considered that, from the other perspective, the roles are switched.[/quote'] Well, we basically know how human psychology works. Alien psychology is pretty much up in the air: it could range from viewing us as insects (relatively speaking) to adoring us without equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Well' date=' we basically know how human psychology works. Alien psychology is pretty much up in the air: it could range from viewing us as insects (relatively speaking) to adoring us without equal.[/quote'] True; however, that does not remove from the author the responsibility to think about such things if the story is going to encounter the situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? What author? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? What author? The hypothetical one that's writing a hypothetical fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Green Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I think I may already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? A question for aliens: Would you marry a near-alien human? Lucius Alexander Would a palindromedary alienate a near-married human? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? A question for aliens: Would you marry a near-alien human? Lucius Alexander Would a palindromedary alienate a near-married human? Do forum-dwelling sapient Mice count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAge Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? A question for aliens: Would you marry a near-alien human? How rich is she??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? I'm estimating that their measurements will be about 38-26-38. Larger than modern women but not excessively so. Sorry, I don't know of what land of pygmies you are from but I dont think of that as larger than my typical modern woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? IF we actually were slaves to a chemical it would have been found by now. But there is a link between immuno-systems and attractions.... just nothing a perfume can reproduce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Re: Would you marry a near-human alien? Do forum-dwelling sapient Mice count? How many fingers am I holding up? Lucius Alexander the palindromedary asks, would a near Human alien marry YOU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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