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From: dickson@gondor.UUCP (Scott Dickson)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Meeting people on the nets
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Date: Thu, 17-Jan-85 23:33:08 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 17 23:33:08 1985
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[Sing ho for the life of a bear!]

Several people have mentioned meeting friends as well as 
SO's via the net.  On the bitnet, this is, I expect, even more
common than on Usenet due the the message facility.
I have met many people via net conversations, including my
best friend here.  Several people have had 'relationships' via
the network without ever really meeting each other for many months.
At least one couple was well on the way to getting married before they
ever met face to face.  I find this sort of thing very interesting
in that I have many friends now who I have never met or even talked to
on the phone.  What sort of implications are there in an electronic
friendship?  How does it compare to 'the real thing', or is it just as
real?  What does the net think?  I'm interested in finding out.


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--Scott Dickson
User Consultant
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