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From: hoff@ihuxu.UUCP (GYPSY)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Are BEAUTIFUL women insecure?
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Date: Sat, 16-Jun-84 14:01:03 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun 16 14:01:03 1984
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Rich - it's not only beautiful women that stay with jerks, but they may
catch your attention more than the not-so-BEAUTIFUL women.  Also, this
problem is not confined to women.  I know a few BEAUTIFUL men that remain
with an SO that acts quite asinine.

Why do people stay in relationships that are obviously not to their best
interest?  Familiarity, love, tolerence, great sex, common interests,
lack of anything better to do, fearing the pain of ending it, etc. are all
very popular reasons.  However, another reason not so often seen by an
outsider is that little "secret" shared between the two, that quiet intimacy
they enjoy and that brings the gleam to their eyes when together.
Many relationships look as though they should be thrown to the dogs.  But
there is obviously something special there or the two would have ended it.

And I feel very sorry for the couples who stay together simply out of
familiarity or the fear of pain.  This indicates to me that we as their
friends had best hold up our end of the friendship by being there for the
person WHENEVER we are needed and to WHATEVER extent we are needed.  If we
were, the person could leave the relationship knowing there were friendly
arms to cry in.

			Gypsy  ihnp4!ihuxu!hoff