A Debate! We Loves a Debate!

Okay, a moral debate for you.

I made the off-hand comment on my other blog that I was surprised to be taken so aback by the Crocodile Hunter's (Steve Irwin) death. I said, "well, it computes. Play with dangerous animals, die at their hands."

A reader then commented, "All I can say is I hope he has a large insurance policy for his wife and child. There's a point where self has to take a back seat to the others in your life."

And I guess it just had me thinking. How true is that statement? How much can we expect a lover to yield to us after the pact between us has been made to share our lives? If you're someone like Terri Irwin, and you fall for this wacky, crazy guy who does more with dangerous animals in any given day than the average person can expect in a lifetime, are you right in expecting them to dial back the nature of who they are in the interest of ensuring longevity in your relationship? Is the relationship even worth it, if it means removing the element of danger from their life changes them into a different kind of person?

And don't try to confuse the question by factoring into the argument his two children. The trouble with children is, they take everything hard. The trouble with life is, it's hard. The trouble with parents is, they don't ever want their children to learn this inrguable fact.

So, what do you think? When you get involved with someone who's a risk-taker, is that risk-taking an intrinsic part of who they are, and you, as their lover and with a vested interest in keeping them alive, do you have any right in asking them to change their ways solely for your benefit?

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In other news: I still need MP3 files of your fun-filled orgasms, people. I've received a couple VERY porn-type ones that, frankly, I'm not interested in. Let's just have normal gasps and shudders of ecstasy, can we? The first one goes to air in the next two weeks, so I need these files coming in lickety-split, peeps!

Also, coming soon is a contest I'll be having where your most embarrassing sex moment could land you a free copy of one of the best sex-advice books in the biz. All yous needs to knows.