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From: mjs@utastro.UUCP (Pooh @ Across the Eighth Dimension)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: wearing rings
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Date: Sat, 22-Dec-84 15:24:04 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 22 15:24:04 1984
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I wear a ring on my left hand because 1) I like the
way it looks there; and 2)  I don't like to give the impression
that I'm purposely leaving that space open.  Anyone who
is that interested in my marital status can look and see
that I'm not married and that I don't particularly care
about it.

Which brings up another poll question:

I have dated men in the past who were actively shopping
for wives.  Whenever I did something they liked, I could see
them making a mental checkmark on some list; conversely, and
most irritatingly, when I did something they DIDN'T like,
I could see a little mental "x" going on the list.  In
some cases, the man was only willing to continue the relationship
with me until he decided whether I was The One he wanted to
marry.  If the answer was no, it seemed that he no longer
wanted to waste time being involved with me.

Needless to say, this is not my attitude towards relationships,
and I feel hurt when this is done.  Has this happened to
other people too?  (Of both sexes; I'm sure that some women
have been guilty of this too.)

Pooh


"Ever tried to eat a jellyfish?  Hard to keep it on your fork!"