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From: randy@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: On "platonic" friendships
Message-ID: <4412@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 12-Dec-83 21:41:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 12 21:41:20 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 13-Dec-83 06:42:46 EST
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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I heard the claim recently that there is no such thing as a
completely platonic friendship between MOTOS.  At first, I
dismissed the statement as absurd.  I have lots of them,
I said.  But then I considered the following watered down
version:

	In every close friendship between MOTOS at least
	one of the two people at some time had a physical
	attraction for the other.

First let me emphasize that I'm talking *close* friendships
here, not casual friends or acquaintances.  I mean someone you
can really *talk* to.

So what do you think?  Plumb the depths of your experience.  Have
you ever had a *completely* platonic close friendship (i.e. one that
was always platonic for both of you)?  I haven't.  (I'm not considering
the repercussions of the claim here - lets first find out if it's true.)

-- 
Randy Trigg
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