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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (Jerry Hollombe)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: re: gays masquerading as heterosexuals
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Date: Thu, 27-Dec-84 00:02:36 EST
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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: gays masquerading as hetrosexuals

>using her as "cover". In my case, I dated a woman and ended up losing
>her to another woman.

>I don't have any complaints to raise here (although I think my friend

>I would like to emphasize that I'm not upset with the woman I dated.
>I just wasn't her type. I don't expect her to say "I can't go out with
>you because I'm gay" because that's not the kind of thing you want to
>say to a stranger. She could have said "I don't think you're my type"
>but she probably thought I might make a good friend and didn't want
>to cut things off so quickly. And I think that's pretty neat.
>(it was still frustrating, but, no pain no gain)

I would like to applaud Phil Ngai's enlightened attitude here.  I've  known
cases  where  men  have taken less rational and far more angry attitudes in
similar situations.

If you will forgive the cliche, I count  quite  a  few  lesbians  among  my
closest  friends.  I've  had  a number of women leave me for another woman.
This was always done with understanding and good feelings on both sides and
most of them remain close friends to this day.

Whether his experience is more common in California or not I  can't  really
say,  since  I've  lived  here  nearly  all  my  life.  I  did have similar
experiences during the two years I lived in London, for what  that  may  be
worth.

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