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From: djw@lanl.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: net.personalities
Message-ID: <30654@lanl.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 17:57:35 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 17:57:35 1985
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Reply-To: djw@a.UUCP (David Wade)
Organization: Where God decreed skies should be purple and the beaches are 1000 miles long.
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Summary: Surely you jest...

In article <30619@lanl.ARPA> jad@lanl-a.UUCP (John de Vries) writes:
>
>                     How does one hug at long distance, in text only?
	eloquently; and often...

>                     How does one gaze into the eyes of their beloved,
>                          over the phone?
	Zoz; you assured me that this isn't the most important part of a
		net.relationship.  I, in turn, reluctantly admitted to
		very quickly becoming infatuated with the writings of
		people on the net.  Irrespective of whether those people
		knew me or were even aware of my attention.  How very
		much more glorious when they #KNOW# that you're there
		for them; that you'll call Machine A tonight just before
		going to bed and check whether there's mail from #HER#
		and just possibly send her a little note.  Is this what
		happened the other eve?  When I called and your Mac tried
		to answer?

		The Persians are very good at this;  Read some of their
		poetry.
>
>Guess what! It just doesn't work. (This is as far as I have ever gone.)
>
		Because the relationship becomes so intense so quickly
		because you aren't screening "body language" signals
		you must be equating your level of disclosure with
		net.whomever with the level of disclosure with the
		lady in Europe.  I believe that you need to give it
		more time.  I can assure you that you have nothing
		to worry about about a personal meeting with anyone.
		Someone out there listening?  ( That is; of course
		depending upon their feelings about short zozzles... )

>And so you say you meet in person. One walks, drives, takes a plane.
>You are going to end up with crushed expectations (and some that are
>exceeded beyond your wildest dreams).
		Just how many times are you planning on doing this?

Dave Wade