Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!lll-crg!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!hplabs!hao!noao!hsi!licsak From: licsak@hsi.UUCP (Don Licsak) Newsgroups: net.women,net.social Subject: Re: No fault divorce Message-ID: <378@hsi.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 08:23:41 EDT Article-I.D.: hsi.378 Posted: Mon Jul 14 08:23:41 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jul-86 04:25:26 EDT References: <1056@watdragon.UUCP> <15040@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: Health Systems Int., New Haven, CT. Lines: 48 Xref: watmath net.women:11318 net.social:1200 > In article <826@steinmetz.UUCP> davidsen@kbsvax.UUCP (Davidsen) writes: > >In article <159@wheaton> bagot@wheaton (Bill Bagot) writes: > >>In article <5950@sri-spam.ARPA>, gds@sri-spam.UUCP writes: > >>> If you are married or engaged now, are you happy? > >>> Do you think you will be happy 10, 20, n years from now? > >>> Were you happy 10, 20, n years ago (while married or engaged to the same > >>> person)? > > > >I was going to write a flame to the person who replied to this, but > >I'll pass, let him be happy. Why is it that marriage is one topic on > >which the opinions of the losers and non-participants are accepted as > ^^^^^^ > >gospel? Let me pass on a few tips on what's NOT important. > > > > That is NOT nice!!! Someone who is not married is that way because either > they (somewhere deep in there) don't want to be, are not ready (know how > many really YOUNG people read net.news?), or they haven't figured out how > to "go about it". Saying they are "losers" is really unfair! > Good point, Elaine. I have a lot of respect for those who choose single life because they know they don't want marriage or aren't ready for it, and freely admit it. > Unmarried people are entitled to discuss marriage and divorce just as > married people are entitled to discuss singleness. All of us may discuss > going to the Moon, but not too many of us will get there. > Another good point. I may rattle some readers with my "blunt" postings, however, I'm a staunch defender of the open forum concept. To the one who referred to "losers", I say "if people aren't measuring up, you'd better check your own yardstick!" > Lighten up. > > E > ***** -- Don Licsak ihnp4!hsi!licsak Health Systems International New Haven, CT 06511 "I'm the person your mother warned you about"