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From: purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Common interests/jobs in SOs
Message-ID: <2872@reed.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Mar-86 15:35:23 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 23 15:35:23 1986
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In article <4820@mhuxd.UUCP> amc@mhuxd.UUCP (Andy Cohill) writes:
>I am bemused with the discussion about whether or not it is a good
>idea for an SO to have the same kind of job or interests. There
>seems to be such an obsession with *rules* on the net. So many
>people seem to want a set of rules for relationships, so that they
>do not have to make any decisions themselves. "If he/she has the
>same kind of job, don't get involved." "Never call back more than
>three times." And so on. All meaningless, all designed to let you
>avoid the real point, which is that if you want something good to
>happen, you have to take risks. 

	And lot's more really good stuff. 

	Now *this* makes more sense than anything I've read on the net in
ages. I was amazed by the people who posted/mailed letters to me saying,
basically, "Why are you bothering with the guy?" when I asked for
suggestions as to what to do together. Frankly, if I was following some
of the more popular "rules for relationships" that I've seen on this
net, in certain magazines, and that even I leaned toward believing for
awhile I would never have gotten involved with my current beau. And,
consequently, wouldn't be nearly as happy as I am now. Maybe Andy has a
point in the emphasis on rules being a reflection of the technical
nature of most of the people on the net. Since I'm more of an artistic/creative person than a logical/technical person (Although I try to be fairly
balanced) maybe that's why I tend to not form rules for things. 

 	Oh well, just rambling thoughts.

	Share and enjoy -

		elizabeth g. purtell

		(Lady Godiva)