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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
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Subject: Re: Patti's response to depressed ramblings
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Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 23:51:20 EST
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From Patti Carstensen (homxa!carson):

> I have a VERY hard time saying "I love you" because I internally equate it
> with a demanding sort of "I need you" which I don't much like

Gee....  I have the opposite problem.  I have a very hard time saying "I love
you" because I equate it with "I am agreeing to do things for you, to support
you (not financially [not yet, at least], but emotionally and spiritually), to
give to you, to give you some power over me" -- and that is something I have a
tough time with; I especially don't like that last one, since it seems to be
the nature of people to misuse, abuse, overuse power.

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-- Jeff Sargent
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"Grate on the Lord, get on His nerves, and you shall get what you want...." :-)