Tho at some level we are emotionally involved, I mean doesn't this happen in any sort of extended connection? If I wasn't getting to know people or trust them, I doubt I'd continue having a cup of tea with them, let alone more intimate pleasures.
Well, quite.
I wasn't being facetious earlier - I would really be interested to hear people's definition of what 'strings' (vs 'no strings') mean to them.
Do you define it as 'romantic connection' or 'being in love'?
Where do you draw the line?
Is it frequency of contact? Or being able to rely on them for support (even if it's just something like being able to say 'I had a really shitty day today.')?
Or is it having some sort of plan or trajectory for the relationship, like moving in together or pooling resources?
Or something else entirely?
I know it's absolutely possible to have a connection where you have amazing chemistry and sex and both parties value and enjoy what you have without wanting it to be anything 'more'.
But I wouldn't say that there is no 'emotional connection'.