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From: hunter@oakhill.UUCP (Hunter Scales)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: re sex problem
Message-ID: <508@oakhill.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 19:22:19 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 19:22:19 1985
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Reply-To: hunter@oakhill.UUCP (Hunter Scales)
Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx
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In article <1837@reed.UUCP> purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) writes:
>In article <766@houxa.UUCP> pmbs@houxa.UUCP (P.BILODEAU) writes:
>>
>[I, Lady Godiva, wrote:]
>
>	Whoa. First of all, the "going home in the morning routine" would be
>mutual. In other words - I would probably be leaving his place just as
>often as he would leave mine. Second - I make it perfectly clear to the
>people that I date that I need the freedom to date and sleep with other
>people. And if I began a relationship where that wasn't the case, I
>would make it very clear from the beginning that I had no intention of
>making this permament. And I certainly wouldn't only be sharing my body
>with him. We would go out, and share our thoughts and feelings with each
>other. Otherwise there wouldn't be a relationship to begin with. But
>that doesn't mean that I would have to let him share all of my life. And
>I never expect more from the other person in the relationship than I
>give. But I can't give something that I really don't want to give.
>
>	cheers -
>
>	elizabeth g. purtell
>
>	(Lady Godiva)
>
>"I practice a lot when I'm alone."


	As to the original question of whether living alone is "unnatural",
perhaps unnatural is the wrong word.  Unpopular, uncommon (?) but not
unnatural.  Obviously the way which one spends one's life is personal
preference.  I can respect your attitude, but you aren't for me.
-- 
Motorola Semiconductor Inc.                Hunter Scales
Austin, Texas           {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax,gatech}!ut-sally!oakhill!hunter

(I am responsible for me and my dog and no-one else)