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From: laura@l5.uucp (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: RE2: being attached
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 14:41:01 EST
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In article <680@ihlts.UUCP> rainbow@ihlts.UUCP (Robert) writes:
>
>On the contrary, it could be quite insulting, given the proper example. 
>Take for instance the following context. We run into each other and 
>strike up a conversation. You are only being friendly. I on the other
>hand assume its because you are totally enamored with me and 
>find me irresistable. So I figure I better start mentioning
>my SO just to slow you down a little. Now I would take this
>bit of presumptiousness as being quite rude showing an oversized 
>ego on my part. Or wouldn't you mind being treated like that?
>
>Robert

Assuming that I parsed that penultimate sentence correctly -- no, I wouldn't
mind.  ``Buzz off, jerk, I don't want to talk to you now that I have a new
lover'' That's rude.  ``My lover, Jordan and I went to this wonderful
hosprings last weekend'' -- now that's intersting.  [Where's the hotsprings,
for instance, would be my next question and Did you enjoy it would get
out there pretty soon and so on...]

Are there really people out there who find it rude that all the world is
not dying to have a relationship with them?



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