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- From: stuarta@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU (Stuart Andrews)
- Subject: Re: Dating my first love again...
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- Organization: CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, Australia
- References: <1992Nov8.220315.28982@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 08:09:05 GMT
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- In a recent article, willittl@spock.NMSU.Edu (William Little) writes...
-
- [some bits removed to keep it short...]
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- > As the subject suggests, I am once again dating the first woman
- > I fell in love with, and the only one I have loved since.
-
- Sounds really nice, congrats...
-
- > "You don't seem to be pursuing your dreams like you should.
- > I have never loved somebody so strongly, and probably never
- > will, but this relationship is destructive to your future,
- > and I can't live with that."
-
- Sounds pretty considerate on her part...
-
- > I never thought I would see her again, aside from phone
- > conversations.
-
- I'll be you'll never say never again huh? :-)
-
- > Well, I never once quit loving her any less, and decided to
- > "test the water" and ask her out. She basically jumped at the
- > chance, and we went out. And we've been going out for three
- > weeks.
-
- Great!
-
-
- > Here is where I become confused.
-
- Uh-oh...
-
-
- > This past Friday, she startled me a bit with something she told me.
- > Not much, but some.
-
- Here it comes....
-
- > She told me that she was bi-sexual.
-
- Whoah!
-
- > This really wasn't a shock at all. When we first started going
- > out two years ago, she always told me of fantasies she had of
- > other women in bed, but being the 20 year old male, I look at it
- > like.. "cool... 2 women.. (smile)".
-
- Sounds like fun. The first things that come into my head are like...
- "If it's not on, it's not on"
-
- "No balloon, no party"
-
- "If you can't be 'good', wear a condom"
-
- Otherwise, not my cup of tea, not my place to say it's wrong either...
-
-
- > I am assuming that this isn't going to affect our relationship,
- > because it is going so well now...
-
- Yes, but methinks it might. Depends how far she wants to carry this
- bi thing. Just for sexual relationships with men and women?, or
- further, to love relationships too?
-
- Perhaps the saying that applies to swinging could be applied...
-
- "If you plan to share your wife, prepare to lose your wife"
-
- (Not saying it will happen, just might...)
-
- > But, there is also an underlying feeling of confusion.
- > I have never had to deal with this before, and am wondering
- > if I should. I consiously convince myself to put it aside
-
- Yes, methinks you should deal with it. Wherever there is a problem,
- you will worry about it until it is fixed... but remember...
-
- "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
- it's hands. You seek problems because you need the gifts they bring"
- (Richard Bach)
-
- You *will* learn from this, whatever you decide, whatever happens.
- That is the gift. (You think like that, you actually start to enjoy
- problems!)
-
- > because she is who she is, has always been, and always will be.
-
- A very mature attitude. Many in your position would try to change her.
-
- > But the confusion is still there.
-
- Yes, it is, isn't it.
-
- >
- > I plan on bringing it up next time I see her and ask if it
- > effects our relationship at all, and also attempt to gain
- > insight as to where our relationship actually stands.
-
- Sounds like a pretty good idea. In fact, methinks you're doing a
- really good, sensible job of working this out yourself. Except
- perhaps for moral support, you hardly need us. (this n'group)
-
- > So, if anybody has any advice - please send it along.
-
- I just have... :-)
-
- > Any would be appreciated.
- > Thank you,
-
- and thank-you for the opportunity to comment, friend. :-)
-
- I wish you the best of learning, and the best of outcomes...
- (I don't believe in good luck you see, just in good planning,
- and good action)
-
- > Joseph Good
-
- Stuartb (a psuenodym)
- .
-
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- And someone believed it # But I will fight to the death for
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- Stuart Andrews
- stuarta@syd.dms.csiro.au
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