The watcher and the watched~
In the pathologic sense, a perverse addiction to watching people in sexual acts when they are unaware of being watched~
Voyeurism, by the way, is closely related to exhibitionism~
Sometimes the watcher likes to be watched~
Sometimes the one being watched enjoys the thrill of being "innocently" viewed~
I have often felt that online dating walks the edge of voyeurism~
I'm always guessing how much in a profile is a glimpse at a real person; how much is the persona they have invented - just for my benefit~
At the same time, I struggle to find a balance between revealing enough about my inner workings to a probable mate and how much to shroud in gauzy words, only hinting at what lies deep~
We circle around eachother - the seeker and the sought~
Someone views me and I wonder why they don't speak~
I view another and enjoy the view, but decide they wouldn't be interested~
It is a dance in which we all willingly participate~
Frustrating~
but titillatingly so~
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