Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site azure.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!teklds!azure!annab From: annab@azure.UUCP (A Beaver) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: What people look for in MOTAS Message-ID: <205@azure.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-May-85 12:03:14 EDT Article-I.D.: azure.205 Posted: Sun May 26 12:03:14 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 30-May-85 02:23:20 EDT Organization: The Den Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.singles:7093 net.social:561 >References: <147@unc.UUCP> <158@unc.UUCP> <235@sdcc13.UUCP> <9572@rochester.UUCP> <73@utastro.UUCP> <9621@rochester.UUCP> < <1108@uwmacc.UUCP> > Regardless of your negative impressions of the so-called "me generation," > a person with low self-esteem seems less attractive than he/she could be. I > know this from personal experience, from both sides of the problem. Most > recently, I've spent the last 20 or so months constantly trying to convince > somebody (both verbally and otherwise) that she really is a desirable person, > but I'm *still* not sure she believes it. It's *extremely* frustrating at > times, especially since she would be perfect if not for this problem (-:). > -- > - joel My personal experience has showed me that sometimes professional assistence is the key. It is a LOT more difficult for an untrained person to assits a friend in such feats. Overcoming many years of reenforcement is no easy task. (took me 3 years, once a week) ~l /l /5l\ / 0l \ Annadiana Beaver / 5 l \ A Beaver@Tektronix /____l___\ ,,,,\__,,,_/,,,, "I'd rather be sailing" wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww