Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: How single is single? Message-ID: <1559@pucc-h> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 10:33:37 EST Article-I.D.: pucc-h.1559 Posted: Thu Dec 13 10:33:37 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 06:59:16 EST References: <2505@ihuxf.UUCP>, <138@moncol.UUCP> Organization: my terminal Lines: 30 From John Ruschmeyer (moncol!john): > Ask yourself this question: Have you ever not seen/done > something because you have no one to see/do it with? Yes.... I almost never go to movies, for instance (not that there are many I want to see). In fact, I've been SO-less for so much of my life that I am out of the habit (if I ever had it) of checking the paper or even thinking about going to a movie; as a result I've missed a few I wanted to see (e.g. Return of the Jedi). > If a good thing can be said about being without an SO, it is > that it seems 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. You may have just, without even planning to, made an extremely useful suggestion. You seem to be saying that when you are without an SO, you make a point of being more caring and concerned about the other people (particularly MOTAS's) you meet. If I could only pull that off myself, I might be in business; unfortunately, the thought "This attractive woman is potential SO" tends to make me even more reserved and uptight than I am usually, and one cannot easily be caring and concerned when one is uptight. My general impression is that a lot of singles have this unfortunate reaction (if I'm wrong, would someone please post a correction?). -- -- Jeff Sargent {decvax|harpo|ihnp4|inuxc|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq Clearing /tmp