Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpcnoa!dat From: dat@hpcnoa.UUCP (dat) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <90600002@hpcnoa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Jun-85 23:04:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpcnoa.90600002 Posted: Mon Jun 17 23:04:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 06:54:19 EDT References: <2014@bigburd.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Fort Collins, CO Lines: 29 Nf-ID: #R:bigburd:2014:hpcnoa:90600002:37777777600:1214 Nf-From: hpcnoa!dat Jun 13 17:04:00 1985 This is all kind of bizarre if you ask me - how in the heck can you have any sort of decent relationship with an SO without being really good friends? And if you are really good friends, how can you draw the line, and then point and say 'There. Thats where we became lovers.'? I am still very attached to an ex-girlfriend (in fact we still live together!) (happily!) but certainly don't want to lose the chance to socialize with other women. I also have a number of women that I am close friends with that I am not 'intimate' with, although we don't seem to mind casually brushing against each other, or an occasional hug or any other sign of affection... On a related subject, I have always been amazed at how people throw away friends when they break up a relationship. It just doesn't make sense to me - you've invested a lot of time and effort (not to mention money and heartache!) into getting to know that person really well, and letting them know you really well, yet if you decide to terminate the intimacy for whatever reason you become blood enemies. What a waste. Comments? Happily single! :-) <- how do you make one of those leer? --- Dave Taylor HP Colorado Networks