From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps4!ihps3!ihuxb!ewp
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: (Not?) for singles only
Article-I.D.: ihuxb.160
Posted: Wed Nov 10 18:25:03 1982
Received: Fri Nov 12 05:39:19 1982


I'd like to offer an explanation why single people don't want non-single
people at the various singles parties being organized.  First, I want
everyone to promise not to send any incendiaries to me.  Promise?  OK.

The reason this newsgroup was started was because it is not always
easy to meet people who you may be attracted to and want to start some
kind of relationship with, who are not involved with someone else.  I
don't think married people, formally or not, are being snubbed
by not being invited.  The reason, I believe, they are not wanted at these
gatherings is that there is no hope of anything more than a platonic
relationship developing between them and a *single*.

I don't want to see arguments about how a couple may split up or the
obvious value of platonic relationships.  That is not the point.  The point
is that couples have found someone they are deeply involved with and
these get-togethers are set up to allow some people who aren't that
lucky to have a chance at a similar situation.

If you disagree, or think I am putting words in your mouth, please show
a little consideration in your reply (to the net).

                                 trying to be reasonable,
                                       Ed Pawlak    BTL - IW

P.S.  There is no reason why there can't also be a get-together for the
      general net set.  Why doesn't someone who wants a mixed crowd set
      one up in net.general? Or net.misc? Or net.non-single?