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From: mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: The "no is forever" doctrine
Message-ID: <510@kepler.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 20:15:46 EST
Article-I.D.: kepler.510
Posted: Mon Feb 24 20:15:46 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Feb-86 07:45:55 EST
References: <167@axiom.UUCP> <1271@lll-crg.ARpA> <305@unirot.UUCP> <165@atux01.UUCP>
Reply-To: mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones)
Organization: MicroPro Int'l Corp., San Rafael, CA
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Summary: My most memorable rejection...

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In article <305@unirot.UUCP>, pooh@unirot.UUCP (Pooh) writes:
> 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?

You reminded me of my most memorable rejection.  This was an occasion
where I really covered this question all in the span of 15 minutes.

I was really attracted to a woman where I work.  I spent months admiring
her from afar, and then weeks getting acquainted and building up my
nerve to ask her out.  Amazing...

Finally, heart pounding, I asked her for a dinner date.  She declined
with some excuse about her mother visiting or something.  Then I decided 
that I needed to know, and asked, "Should I ask again?"

She smiled sweetly and shook her head, "No."

Well that was that.  How was I to know she was gay?

-- 
Mojo
... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development
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