390. The atmosphere of procreating and the atmosphere of protecting what has been procreated are united in a continuous succession, because a love of procreating is carried over into a love for that which is procreated. What the love of procreating is like is known from its delight, it being a highly exalted and transcendent one. In such delight is the state of procreating in men, and markedly the state of receiving in women. This supreme delights continues on with its love to the offspring, and in it finds its fulfillment.