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From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: How single is single?
Message-ID: <743@watcgl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 10:21:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 10:21:16 1984
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <138@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes:
>
>	  If a good thing can be said about being without an SO, it is
>	that it seem to bring out the caring and concern in yourself
>	sometimes. When I don't have a SO, I tend to think of the
>	people I meet as potential ones. I think this allows (makes)
>	me get more interested and involved than I would be if that
>	potential did not exist.  (Do you smell brimstone? -))

I find that, overall, the opposite is true.  When I have an SO, or
in general someone that I feel really cares for me, I'm generally
happy.  In this state of mind, I find it easy to talk to other people
and be supportive of them.  In the absence of an SO-type person,
I'm often somewhat depressed, and find dealing with other people,
potential SO's or not, more difficult.