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From: frith@trwrdc.UUCP (Lord Frith)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Nominally single????
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Date: Tue, 15-Oct-85 11:29:21 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 15 11:29:21 1985
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Reply-To: frith@trwrdc.UUCP (Lord Frith)
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>> My feelings are that it's a bit much to expect my SO to give me a
>> regular dose of magic. I'll settle for someone who'll be a good
>> friend to me, and who is also willing to settle for someone who'll
>> be a good friend to her. We can then try to make each other happy
>> for whatever time we have on this earth until we kick the bucket.
>> (I imagine this all sounds pretty dull to y'all).
>
> Bravo Pooh, keep these two in line.  They both have their sights set
> at their own feet.  Granted, any relationship (anything for that matter)
> worth having is worth working for.  When is the last time that you
> had something *real special* just given to you?

EVERYTHING (almost) that I really cherish was just given to me.  You
can't MAKE magic or love.  It's not a technology.  Yet you should
certainly work towards what you want.  Just don't expect perfection
when you live in an imperfect world.

> To go as far as to say that there is nothing magical about sex OR love
> is absolutely ludicrous.  Isaac and Bill, if all you want your SO to be
> is a good friend then you probably won't find *any* magic at all, in
> anything.  Any sapient being should be able to distinguish between
> lovers and friends.

Yup.
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seismo!trwrdc!root				- Lord Frith

"And I want you"
"And I want you"
"And I want you so"
"It's an obsession"