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From: jss@sjuvax.UUCP (J. Shapiro)
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Subject: Re: new disabbreviation for SO
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[Aren't you hungry...?]
	
	Having watched this discussion some, my impression is that the major
problem with SO being replaced by boyfriend/girlfriend/lover is that these
carry connotations that aren't necessarily wanted.

	Perhaps it is safe to say that "close friend" covers all of the bases
people want in SO.  On the other hand, assuming that sex can only happen
with close friends is imposing my own values on the terms, and SO is
intended to have that kind of nebulous flexibility.

Jon Shapiro