I wasn't being metaphorical -- I was just commenting about TCP.
It actually made sense when I read it. Hitting a "rough spot" in a relationship can be a draining experience and end up negatively affecting other parts of your life if you're not careful.
You win the thread.
That's the hardest I've ever laughed reading hacker news. Wow.
So you're saying that randomly hooking up with many people is like BitTorrent?
I'd say BitTorrent is gang-bang.
[edit: by gang-bang, I meant group-sex. (I'm not understanding the down-votes)]