Wow. I'm amazed how many of these couples surrendered to each other. What does that say about the starving for human contact? I saw a few that clearly didn't want to be with their partner though. How many of these couples forgot they were on camera I wonder? How many of them performed *because* of the camera? I have a lot of questions about real intimacy and how a camera affects people. I can't watch those reality dating shows like THE BACHELOR because the intimate moments become repellent to me.
Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 125 stories that have appeared online, in print journals and in various anthologies. She is the author of two print novels CONCRETE ANGEL (2015) and SHOT IN DETROIT (2016)(Polis Books). CONCRETE ANGEL was nominated for an Anthony and Macavity Award in 2016. SHOT IN DETROIT was nominated for an Edgar Award and an Anthony Award in 2017. A collection of her stories I BRING SORROW AND OTHER STORIES OF TRANSGRESSION will appear in 2018.
She also authored two ebooks, MONKEY JUSTICE and HOME INVASION and co-edited DISCOUNT NOIR. She won a Derringer award for her story "My Hero." She lives outside Detroit.
Patricia (Patti) Abbott
SHOT IN DETROIT
Edgar Nominee 2017, Anthony nominee 2017
CONCRETE ANGEL
Polis Books, 2015-nominated for the Anthony and Macavity Awards
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Wow. I'm amazed how many of these couples surrendered to each other. What does that say about the starving for human contact? I saw a few that clearly didn't want to be with their partner though. How many of these couples forgot they were on camera I wonder? How many of them performed *because* of the camera? I have a lot of questions about real intimacy and how a camera affects people. I can't watch those reality dating shows like THE BACHELOR because the intimate moments become repellent to me.
I remember (hazily) from kissing games I played as a young teen, that it is very easy to fall into a kiss., to let go to the moment.
We must be programmed for that to happen.
I would have liked to know how long this kissing lasted and whether they were instructed to stop at some point or they just let the camera go.
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