In the Symposium Aristophanes, during his story on the three genders, says "For the intense yearning which each of them has toward the other does not appear to be the desire of intercourse, but of something else which the soul desires, but cannot tell..."
This is one of my favorite lines from the Symposium. It is something that in modern day everyone wants to find. We are all looking for our better or, at least, other half. Some people don't believe in only one person for everyone, but in the end we are all trying to find a partner in life that we can share everything with. That relationship, when we finally find it, it definately about more than sex. As is pointed out in the Symposium, if love is only the love of beauty then it will fade, but I believe the love of the person will remain much longer.
I believe that this quote speaks to all people. Many people know when they've found "the one" based on the fact that their relationship is deeper and has gone beyond the physical. It is something that still speaks to every modern day couple.
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