When I first saw this question, part of it asked about Big Brother's efforts to prevent personal relationships but still allow people to participate in what we usually categorize as inappropriate behavior.
In short, Big Brother seeks to destroy all human relationships that are based on emotion (specifically, those based on love or something akin to it). In the world of 1984, those who have been forced (due to fear, paranoia, torture, etc.) to severe relationship ties that existed due to emotion turn their devotion and passion to being model citizens in Big Brother's eyes. Their love for others becomes love for Big Brother. With enough people devoted to him, Big Brother's role as dictator is safe; he has nothing to fear if enough people support him. If citizens trust no one but Big Brother, they are willing to do anything to suport him, so he is guaranteed a continued future as the controller of that society.
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