Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dciem.UUCP Path: utzoo!dciem!reid From: reid@dciem.UUCP (David Brake c/o Reid Ellis) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Do we "need" relationships? Message-ID: <1720@dciem.UUCP> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 03:20:03 EDT Article-I.D.: dciem.1720 Posted: Sat Oct 26 03:20:03 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 06:21:26 EDT Reply-To: reid@dciem.UUCP (David Brake c/o Reid Ellis) Distribution: net Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 23 I must disagree with Bill's analysis. His attitude has an unfortunate similarity to that of my father's. The idea that if you have trouble meeting people that it is your own fault, and you should deliberately seek out things to do to overcome your shyness can become downright irritating. If you aren't happy at parties, singles bars, dances and other gatherings, it is likely you will make yourself miserable going to them, and lose your sense of self-respect. Better to wait for the unlikely to come out of the blue than to torture yourself by prostituting your dignity. Caveats: My life experience is rather limited (19 yrs.), and after many long years of painful waiting, the Long Awaited One seems to have slidd into my life without the unpleasant need to do anything except attend classes. David Russell Brake I, Esq. Scholar And A Gentleman -- -- Reid Ellis "Roads? Where we're going, who needs _roads_?" {{allegra,decvax,duke,floyd,linus}!utzoo,{ihnp4,utzoo}!utcsri}!dciem!reid This message brought to you courtesy of the Poslfit Committee