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This is going to sound like a callous comparison. But I think that an elf would think of it in the same way that we think about our most beloved pet.
Your cat will die. You know that, right? Your lifespan exceeds your cat's by a factor of 5. What's the point of loving a cat if you're just going to mourn them for decades after they die?
The point of love is that it has no point. It's our most basic instinct, our deepest need. Everyone needs to feel love. And death doesn't stop us from loving those who matter to us.
Apply the same idea to falling in love with someone who has a terminal illness. You will outlive that person. That is a guarantee. But love has no time limit. And the time you spend with that person will be something you hold close to you for the rest of your life, the same way that they'll hold it for the rest of theirs.
Let elves fall in love. The world is lonely enough as it is.
Pretty sure there is a sizeable demographic of people who fantasize about falling in love with an elf precisely because their relationship would be like that of a pet and owner
EDIT why did I have to go and type that out. Cannot stop thinking about 1000 year old condescending dommy mommy elf GF now. fml
Seriously? Their fetish is giving someone else mental scars and emotional trauma so deep they can never love again?
That is fucking disgusting, man.
What the fuck
Have you never had a second pet
Can't tell if /j or /srs but upvoting anyway
Not wrong, at the same time, my wife and I were incapable of recovering from out first dog's death and we have not had a new pet since, so, as a general rule, you might be correct, but individually you can still find "elves that would have a problem with it".
under OPs logic, What's the point to let your children get attached to your parents?
yhea, love if special regardless if it's short due to death