From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!eisx!pyuxbb!whuxlb!dfh
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Re: advice on dating
Article-I.D.: whuxlb.864
Posted: Sun Dec 19 12:50:57 1982
Received: Mon Dec 20 01:32:07 1982

I have been reading the comments on dating people who have just broken 
off a long-term relationship.  I feel that one point has been missed:
with the average age of single people increasing as it is, the
probability of finding someone who is interesting, caring, friendly, 
intelligent, not "settled" in a relationship but looking,
is very low indeed!

When I meet someone that is my type, they are almost always "taken"
[i.e., married]. The kind of person I look for does not stay unattached
for too long.  Many people don't want long term relationships, or are
incapable of maintaining one.  So really, be grateful to have found
someone interesting who have shown they can make a commitment.  Sure,
you might get burned. But that can just add to your experience level,
and looking at it that way how can you loose?  For me, one of the most
frustrating relationships I ever had was with someone who was 25, and
told me right away that she had never been in love, or had a steady
boyfriend.  I didn't even know where to start!

So, take a chance.  Don't be afraid.  Don't use a UNIX(TM) program to
run your love life (even if the sort routine is mathematically optimal)!


			Not afraid to date divorced people,
			even if I get burned sometimes.

			David Hoerl, BTL