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From: kjm@ut-ngp.UUCP (Ken Montgomery)
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Subject: Re: The "no is forever" doctrine
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 19:48:30 EST
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>What does everyone else think?  If you are told "no" the first time,
>do you give up?  Once you break up with someone, is it over for
>good?  Is "no" forever unless proven otherwise?

I subscribe to the "once is enough" philosophy.  I haven't the foggiest
idea (in general) about breakups -- it would depend on the exact situation.
(However, a line from _The Big Chill_ about "too much history" comes to
mind...)  And "no" is forever, at least as far as me trying anything goes...

>And how do you feel about someone you have said "no" to once who refuses
>to give up?

Depends on the person, and why I said "no".  It's not totally impossible
(although highly unlikely) to get a "yes" out of me the second time.

--
The above viewpoints are mine.  They are unrelated to
those of anyone else, including my cat and my employer.

Ken Montgomery  "Shredder-of-hapless-smurfs"
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