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From: lewak@sdcsvax.UUCP (George Lewak)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Re: Nominally single???? A voice from the past.
Message-ID: <1148@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 03:40:40 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 20 03:40:40 1985
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In article <1146@rayssd.UUCP> hxe@rayssd.UUCP (Heather Emanuel) writes:
>So I guess my question, after all this long-winded nonsense, is
>this: at what point would *you* like to be told that a new
>acquaintance is 'unavailable'?
>
>		Nominally Single,
>
>-- 
>--Heather Emanuel {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, raybed2} rayssd!hxe

	I never want my new acquaintance to tell me bluntly.  If
	were interested in her as a potential SO, I would somehow
	find out for myself.  That is, if the reason is that she
	already has an SO.  If so, she would usually at some time
	mention it in passing, and I would commit it to memory.
	If she is just "unavailable", all she really has to do
	is not lead me on.  Being a shy person, I rarely ever make
	any moves, and never proceed onward if I don't get a positive
	response.

	In other words, I don't see a point to being blunt unless the
	other person is obnoxiously too persistent.  Personally,
	I find that when a female is blunt to me, it destroys
	a chance for any friendship at all between us because she
	begins feeling uncomfortable around me (and thus I feel
	uncomfortable, and the cycle continues...)


			Single in all respects
			(I don't know what "nominally" means)
				Victor Romano

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