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  • That we prefer a world where Neros is widely available

    Infoslide

    Neros is a treatment which grants people the ability to choose when and to whom they experience sexual attraction, as opposed to being attracted to people based on psychological factors outside of their control. Once a person undergoes Neros, they will always have to choose their attraction and cannot return to random, biological attraction.

    UNSW October Open 2022 · Grand Final · 2022-10-22

  • This house prefers a world where people would not know the physical appearance of prospective romantic partners until after they had formed a significant connection.

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Round 8 · 2022-09-17

  • That we embrace the normalisation of the parasocial relationship with famous people.

    Infoslide

    Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest and time, and the other party, the persona, is completely unaware of the other's existence.

    Officer's Cup 2022 · Round 8 · 2022-09-17

  • This house prefers a world in which the intensity of every single pain and heartbreak caused by a romantic relationship is 'breakeven or equal between individuals involved in the relationship"

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    USU Open 2022 · 1 · 2022-08-20

  • That it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.

    Auckland Schools' Debating Impromptu Cup 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-08-19

  • This House opposes ghosting

    Infoslide

    The phrase ghosting" refers to suddenly disappearing from a social media conversation with no explanation. It is often used in the context of dating apps."

    World Schools Debate Open 2022 · 4 · 2022-07-30

  • This House supports the norm encouraging the use of radical honesty in romantic relationships​

    Infoslide

    Radical honesty is the practice of complete honesty without telling even white lies. This includes learning the downsides of sugarcoating and minimizing them, as well as developing the habit of openly discussing uncomfortable truths.​

    National University Debating Championship 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-07-16

  • This House believes that non-romantic co-parenting should be the norm

    Infoslide

    Death of the Author is a concept from mid-20th Century literary criticism; it holds that an author's intentions and biographical facts (the author's politics, religion, etc) should hold no special weight in determining an interpretation of their writing.

    Atma Open 2022 · Semifinals · 2022-06-18

  • This house prefers a world where love is perceived as a “limited commodity”

    Infoslide

    Love as a “limited commodity” means that although one can give and also receive love, the amount of love each individual can give is finite and thus may run out.

    Atma Open 2022 · Novice Finals · 2022-06-18

  • C: That the feminist movement should oppose '50/50' feminism

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    50/50 feminism refers to a strain of feminism that promotes that within relationships between men and women, they should split bills and labour in a perfectly 50/50 manner - e.g. on dates between a man and woman, both parties should split the bill equally, and when a couple moves in together they should split household costs equally.

    Monash Easters 2022 · Quarterfinals · 2022-05-17

  • This house prefers a world in which the prevailing norm is one of serial monogamy rather than monogamy

    Infoslide

    Serial monogamy is a mating practice in which individuals expect to and may engage in sequential monogamous pairings throught their whole life. In contrast, monogamy is the practice in which individuals strive for settling down with one partner for life.

    Vienna IV 2022 · 3 · 2022-05-13

  • This house, as a parent, would strongly discourage their child from dating until they are 18 years old, and instead emphasize the importance of friendships."

    Iroquois Ridge Jr. 2022 · Round 3 · 2022-04-21

  • This house would ban publication of content about the sugar baby lifestyle on social media platforms.

    Joynt Scroll 2022 · Round 6 · 2022-04-15