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From: cly@cbdkc1.UUCP (Carl Yaffey)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re:  Re: What Is Single (and how do I deal with it)
Message-ID: <325@cbdkc1.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Dec-83 14:19:38 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  9 14:19:38 1983
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Organization: Bell Labs, Columbus
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You ask how a 50-year-old batchelor might feel. Well, I'm
42 - close enough? I'm VERY happy being single for all the reasons
listed here over and over again. Primarily the incredible freedom
and the exciting, varied experiences. I'm not against marriage
or heavy relationships - just very content with my life at the present.
Yes, I have a relationship going currently. I hang around a LOT of
single people of ALL ages (teens to 80's) and find a large variety
of opinions about single life. It's fair to say that being "old" and
still single (or single again) is not automatically bad. I find
it interesting that you feel there is "something wrong" with a 
50-year old batchelor! I admit I chuckled and thought, "just wait,
just wait!". I find it very satisfying to be where I am with what I
know - and I'm even healthy, too! It would be very interesting to
know how you feel x years from now when YOU are 50 - married or not.
Have a happy life.

-- 
Carl Yaffey
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Room 1H143
6200 E. Broad St.
Columbus, Ohio 43213
614-860-3399
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