Yeah... Empathy... Is... About objectivity. Like if you were truly an alien looking down and of all the people... You didn't know which one of them you were...

Fairness...

All tied up in stuff like that. So.. Minds... Reason.... Rationality. Yeah. But also... Empathy. Shared emotion. Taking pleasure in another's pleasure. Sharing pain when another is in pain. Wanting the other to be... Happy. Taking pleasure. Not solely for the other but for onself as well. Because... You love them. You partake with them. You share their cognitive state or you... Meet them half way in your love. So... Feeling pleasure with them and willing them pleasure and positive feelings not just for you but for them as well...

I am on the Autistic Spectrum so... Perhaps have a distorted / odd view... But this is what bonding means for me. That's why it is so special. To be treasured. Why you don't want to... Throw yourself at just any old thing... Save yourself for someone worthy... They help you be a better person and you help them to be...