Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!nbires!opus!djs From: djs@opus.UUCP (Diana Spalding) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: What people look for in MOTAS Message-ID: <1221@opus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-May-85 00:17:46 EDT Article-I.D.: opus.1221 Posted: Wed May 29 00:17:46 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 31-May-85 04:26:00 EDT References: <147@unc.UUCP> <295@unc.UUCP> Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 36 > > Some women get off on internals from the start and don't > > need to be attracted by externals. Admittedly, this doesn't > > work well if you're trying to start a life-long relationship by > > finding a nice stranger in a crowded bar (I *still* don't > > understand how that works), > > Nor do internals help you much among strangers at a party, > or on vacation, or at a church social, or in class, etc. > But internals *DO* help (quite a bit). Personally I find I'm not physically attracted to someone unless I am first intellectually attracted to them. > > but it's great for relationships > > that evolve from friendships with people you already know. > > Yes, but how many friends does the average person have? > Relying on old friendships to grow into romantic attachments > reduces the selection pool too much. And risks destroying > good friendships. > What should I do if none of my old friends is suitable > to become a lover? Get new friends? What if I'm already satified > with the platonic friends I have now? > > Frank Silbermann Who said anything about relying on *old* friendships to grow into romantic attachments ? Why not start out a potential romantic relationship as a friendship with a *new* friend and see where it goes from there! ---------------------- ------------------------------- Diana Spalding {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!djs NBI Inc., Boulder, CO (303) 444-5710 "We are the ones to make a brighter day, so let's start giving . . . "