From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!npoiv!hou5f!hou5b!hou5c!hou5e!mat Newsgroups: net.singles Title: Re: What good is net.singles? try2 Article-I.D.: hou5e.331 Posted: Thu Mar 31 19:12:53 1983 Received: Fri Apr 1 03:08:28 1983 References: ihuxr.377 Why do people on this newsgroup always talk about long--term relationships and marriage? Because (a) they WANT to talk about such things and (b) the problems are percieved as being caused by singleness. If you feel that there is an alternative approach, or that the problems discussed are not you problems, fine; by all means, feel free to pursue your goals. Please don't be too disappointed if not everyone shares your approach. Oh, and please read, digest, absorb and assimilate, T. S. Eliot's ``The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock''. And remember, singles die younger -- especially men. Almost, at times, the Fool Mark Terribile