Yeah, I know the post in question was about prostitution, but the deeper meaning FOR ME was the view of both bride & groom being offered up to society, as objects, to be used for the greater good of society, with little thought given to them as individuals:
Now that the wedding is over, nobody could care less about the bride or groom or the wedding. The focus is now on who is ‘next’ to be cherry picked from their lives and thrown to the lions to be devoured. All society ever seems to do is marry and breed. We are apparently no good for anything else
This may not have been the main point you were making, but in addition to the prostitution theme, this was what I got out of it (and other things too, which I won't bother to go into here), and it is indeed a form of objectification.
Relax roark.
It's much worse than you think.
Nobody is given up for the good of society. If this were the case, we'd have a good society. All individuals are 'given up' for the purpose of transferring control, pride at the achievement and, of course, entertainment. It is what is discussed immediately after the child is born. The Matrix movie is very, very real in this regard.
1- there are many possible reasons, faaaar too many to list here, but what I like about this question is that it boils down to how I perceive myself and therefore present myself without realising it, coupled with how she perceives herself and therefore perceives how I have presented myself, thereby her choosing what she sees that has value to her. Something for me to reflect on - thank you.
2- plenty, some of which I am aware of and value, some of which I don't value, and some of which I am totally oblivious that I have.
3- Usually not, in my ESTIMATION, but sometimes it could be similar, though obviously not identical.
So, just to recap:
1. Loads
2. Plenty
3. No
Some serious thinking there.