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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: What Is Single
Message-ID: <734@hao.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Nov-83 18:24:01 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 25 18:24:01 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Nov-83 02:50:20 EST
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   I get the impression that most of the things discussed here recently
have little to do with being "single", as I define the term, and have more
to do with coping with and maintaining a love relationship. These topics
belong in net.social, but certainly not here. People involved with a love
relationship may be, in some cases, legally single, but certainly their
lifestyle more closely resembles married people's than it does mine, or
anyone else who is really SINGLE. Topics appropriate for "single" people
are how to cope with/enjoy life *without* a love relationship, or possibly how 
to go about finding same. Finances in a relationship and ex-lovers of lovers
have nothing to do with either of these things.
  Am I way out in left field here, or does anyone else feel the same way I do?
If so, *post* a supporting reply. No one is going to listen to me alone.
Secondly, if the general consensus is against me, how about creating a 
net.singles.only? I.e. somewhere where I can post an article of the form
"I'm lonely and what can I do about it" and not have the majority of answers
come from people telling me how easy it was for *them* to find a girlfriend.
Even worse is the women who like to tell me how wonderful their boyfriend is.
That's not the kind of discussion I want to see. I would like a place where
I can find emotional support, sympathy and/or helpful suggestions from people 
whose lives are similar to mine, not listen to answers from people who I feel
really can't relate to my situation.

	    Greg "really single" Woods

P.S. I am not attempting to put down those who have a relationship going. I
*do* think ex-lovers of lovers, and other recent topics in net.singles, are
worthwhile topics, and I *do* read net.social as well. I just don't think
they belong in net.SINGLES.

P.P.S. Sorry about this, but Cindy Paloma, would you please send me your
mail address again? I edited your letter to me while answering it, and in
the process stupidly deleted the return address.

     G.
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