Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site daemon.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!daemon!richl From: richl@daemon.UUCP (Rick Lindsley) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Asking for Dates Message-ID: <441@daemon.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 06:38:40 EST Article-I.D.: daemon.441 Posted: Fri Mar 1 06:38:40 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 07:59:42 EST Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 19 I've tried both vague and specific questions and it doesn't gain you much either way. If you are vague you can always convince yourself "well, maybe SOMEtime!" and if you are specific you can always convince yourself "darn, if it weren't for that poor girl's relatives all dying off like that". The two best responses I've got are: "Sure, but we go as friends. I'm not interested in a relationship right now." And "I don't think my boyfriend would approve." You bet it's blunt! But I knew right where I stood. Bruised? Sure, I've gotten my share of bruises, and some of them seem to take a long time to heal. But I think these kind of bruises are better than the festering wound you get when that special person you've had your eye on and pinned your hopes on finally gets up the nerve, after a month, to tell you "I really don't think we have much of a chance. Why don't you just forget it?" Then you can really demolish your self-esteem with a quick flurry of "what if"s, "if only"s, and "everyone else"s. Rick Lindsley ...{ihnp4,allegra,decvax}!tektronix!richl