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From: jsg@rlgvax.UUCP (JSG)
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Subject: Re: What does your honey do all day?
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Date: Mon, 15-Aug-83 08:54:31 EDT
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Funny that this question should come up at this time.  Over the weekend
I got together with a couple of freinds of mine who are in that situation
and was suprised with their solution.

The male member of this couple, with whom I once worked, just bought a
home computer.  His girlfriend, who is not in computers, is taking it in
stride, she's learning about computers.  Over the years (they've been seeing
each other for ever) she's learned to put up with his being a hacker and
discussing computers with his friends.  When we go out, we inevitable end
up talking computers.

Her sense of humor about the subject has been her savior.  As a matter of
fact, this weekend she asked me "Do you think he'll marry me or the computer
first?"

But seriously, it can be hard dating a hacker.  But it's not much different
than dating someone from another profession.  In school (long ago) I dated
a nursing student.  When we got together with her friends, the conversation
eventually got around to health and nursing, which wasn't very thrilling for
me.  When we got together with my friends it was the same deal for her, she
wasn't very interested it computers.  When we had parties, well she basically
yacked with her friends, and I with mine.  Oh, well.

As for dating other hackers, it would get real boring if all you ever talked
about was computers, don't you think?

	jeff
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