Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!tamir From: tamir@ucbvax.ARPA (Yuval Tamir) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Just how far can friendship go? Message-ID: <9038@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 04:58:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9038 Posted: Sat Jul 13 04:58:50 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Jul-85 08:18:16 EDT References: <317@azure.UUCP> <800@vax2.fluke.UUCP> <536@ttidcc.UUCP> Reply-To: tamir@ucbvax.UUCP (Yuval Tamir) Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 27 In article <536@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes: > . . . >From a psychological view SO is a technical term with a specific >definition. It refers to _anyone_ who has an immediate, significant >influence on a person's life. Examples include parents, friends, >relatives, siblings, teachers, etc., etc. Note that the relationship need >not include any romantic or sexual aspects. Anyone the person cares about >_for any reason_ is an SO. > . . . In article <271@tellab3.UUCP> thoth@tellab3.UUCP (Marcus Hall) writes: > . . . >Is it possible to have several SOs at the same time? If sex defines SOship, >then this must be the case for many people. It certainly is possible for >many other people to be significant, but I feel that the meaning of SO is >one that is 'more significant than anyone else'. > . . . I agree that most people use the term SO to mean someone who is 'more significant than anyone else'. Thus "*Significant* Other" is a misleading term. It might help to think of SO as standing for "Special Other". This reflects common usage of the term SO more accurately. Yuval Tamir ARPANET/CSNET: tamir@Berkeley UUCP: ucbvax!tamir