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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: embarrassment of riches
Message-ID: <701@pucc-h>
Date: Fri, 11-May-84 01:37:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: pucc-h.701
Posted: Fri May 11 01:37:03 1984
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"The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are
no less difficult."     -- Winston Churchill

The "victory" in this case is sufficient psychological growth and healing
(once again obtained largely, though not entirely, through prayer, the
ultimate psychotherapy) to enable me to consider myself likable and even
attractive, even with my imperfections.  Now I find that I am caught between
two conflicting wishes:

1. I would like to have a special Significant Other [if for no other reason
   than to find out what it feels like -- perhaps it's not all it's cracked up
   to be! :-)].
2. There are several nice, attractive young women of my acquaintance whom I
   would really like to know better.

Someone will point out that these aren't really conflicting at all; #2 could
easily lead into #1.  One of my questions, though, is:  Can #2 happen *while*
#1 obtains, without seriously risking the #1 relationship?  If not, how does
one have the patience required to enable one to take the time to get to know
all the "candidates" fairly well before (possibly) picking one of them?  Or,
yet another possibility:  How easy/wise is it (especially for the voice of
inexperience here) to have two or more S.O.'s at the same time?

Any ideas/comments/hints/blatantly obvious points/etc.?  (The voices of
reason, such as Messrs. Hall and Von Rospach, will be gladly heard....)


-- 
-- Jeff Sargent
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