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From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Saying things about your SO on the net
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Date: Tue, 2-Sep-86 22:58:21 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  2 22:58:21 1986
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(Posted through net.social - Booterspecific repies to Booter)

[gds poses the delicate issue of discussing his honey on the net. Delicate
as she meets his net.pals and sometimes reads the news]

If I post about Andy-Bandy, I often mention the content to him. If he looks
*really* uncomfortable, I cut it. Sometimes I will make an observation and
we get into a "OK, put it on the net!" mode. This once resulted in a long-
lived discussion re men in the kitchen (a very entertaining discussion, I may
add- I never realized so many burly guys like to cook).

We keep our dirty laundry off the net. If we are not seeing eye to eye, we
discuss it in privacy. I found years ago that asking 10 people for advise
gives you 10 lousy and inapplicable opinions. This net is also read by our
current and potential employers. I'd be really embarrassed if my boss said,
"Hmm, have a spat with Andy?". I'd be even more embarrassed if I had an
interview at God.,Inc. (The place with the great perks) and had the interviewer
make some smug comment about my Dinner with Andy.

I still will tease Andy on the net and will quote him on general matters, but 
it is pretty above board. A "do unto others policy" is a good guideline. Put 
yourself in your honey's shoes when you type.

E
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