Agreed.
Blind yourself, go ahead and do it, even tell yourself that this relationship is shallow and will not deepen and become a part of who you are. Over time though, inevitably, it WILL end and all the places where your relationship has held your life together will suddenly and violently be TORN out! Leaving holes, gaping spaces where people that matter, like friends, should have been. Good luck though
Not everyone is a realist, but I suppose everyone tries to pretend to be until some hot chick comes along. But in retrospect: The More Shallow, The Better