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    It is not the case that Therefore, reserving sexual satisfaction to marriage conflates one historically contingent instantiation of flourishing with the universal conditions for it.

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    • 1.Some universal human goods (trust, commitment, vulnerability) may correlate with marriage structures regardless of historical variation.
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    • 2.Distinguishing contingent forms from their underlying functions is possible—marriage's specifics are historical, but bonding may not be.
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    • 3.The claim itself assumes a particular philosophical framework about flourishing that isn't self-evidently true.
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    • 1.Human flourishing encompasses diverse expressions across cultures and historical periods, not uniform blueprints.
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    • 2.Sexual satisfaction contributes to wellbeing through various contexts; restricting it to one institutional form is arbitrary.
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    • 3.Confusing culturally-specific practices with universal requirements limits human potential and ignores lived experience.
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