Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!lll-crg!dual!qantel!hplabs!pesnta!phri!timeinc!vax135!petsd!peora!jer From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: More women do it than men Message-ID: <1196@peora.UUCP> Date: Sat, 29-Jun-85 23:31:10 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1196 Posted: Sat Jun 29 23:31:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 02:43:58 EDT References: <210@cuuxa.UUCP><462@unc.UUCP>, <1105@peora.UUCP> <956@hou2h.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 30 [Uh-oh. Now it's "amateur psychologist". Well, anyway...] > I have read and heard one theory that women are more adept at recognizing > a relationship is over than men. They therefore terminate it rather > than let it drag on. Why might that be, though? I mean, in general if you state, "men are more adept at X than women," you will immediately get attacked for the statement. Well, I will sort of do that too, in this case... why would women be "more adept" at this than men? Actually I agree with one of the earlier posters, myself. I think probably it is because of the fact that, in our society, it is the men who traditionally go and initiate relationships; thus, during the time that they consider themselves in some sense "attached", they do not actively go initiating potential new relationships. On the other hand, women would tend to be exposed always to such attempts on the part of other men, who do not perceive them as being so attached; and some of these may be suffic- iently persistent as to generate some interest. But this in itself would, I guess, lead to the sort of thing you mentioned; you are most likely to perceive the shortcomings in an existing relationship when you are periodically being presented with opportunities for new, "better" ones. [I say this from firsthand observation, though not of a statstically valid sample.] -- Shyy-Anzr: J. Eric Roskos UUCP: ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer US Mail: MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC; 2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642