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- From: petitc@nuge111.its.rpi.edu (Christopher Jon Petit)
- Subject: Re: net.hugs?
- Message-ID: <64z158_@rpi.edu>
- Nntp-Posting-Host: nuge111.its.rpi.edu
- Reply-To: petitc@rpi.edu
- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
- References: <lgl06rINNqsi@news.bbn.com> <j#mqpg#@lynx.unm.edu> <h4y1#k=@rpi.edu> <cbnqh9b@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 14:28:37 GMT
- Lines: 57
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- In article <cbnqh9b@lynx.unm.edu>, blowfish@carina.unm.edu (rON.) writes:
- |> In article <h4y1#k=@rpi.edu> petitc@rpi.edu writes:
- |> >|> Actually we in soc.singles are quite safe.
- |> >|> We just simply expect people to stand up for themselves instead of being
- |> >|> propped up by everybody else in the group.
- |> > Ok, mister, you asked for it...
- |> (rant deleted)
- |>
- |> Can YOU tell the difference between 'independence' and 'crutch'?
-
- Yes, there is a difference. However, to some of us, when we get dumped by
- someone we care for, it HURTS. Apparently, this is not true for you---since
- this is for romantics (people who care deeply for others), it really hurts to
- get dumped---moreso than for non-romantics.
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- |> >you're saying that the way to live is "Screw everyone else---get what you want
- |> >out of life regardless of how it affects others."
- |> > Sorry if I seem a bit pissed, but I really despise people who live under the
- |> >delusion that people NEVER need help from other people.
- |>
- |> Delusion? Posting from alt.romance.what.is.real.life?
- |> And you're accusing me of living under a delusion?
- |> Let me give you a word to look up: Reality.
-
- As for Reality, if it's what I see on TV, I can see why we have such problems.
- What about dreams, mister? Maybe we can't get every dream to come to life, but
- does that mean we should all just shut up and accept 'the way it is?' Without
- dreams to strive for, we'd still be living in caves.
-
- |> It means that if I have a boo-boo I don't go running for a support group for
- |> a 'group-hug!' It means that I am a big boy now, and I can and do take care
- |> of myself. Of course it doesn't mean I don't like a warm body to snuggle up
- |> to, or a good friend to talk with- who doesn't?
-
- No, but you ARE saying that other people mean very little to you, since you
- can't be hurt by them. Psychological invunerability is only possible if
- nobody means anything to you, which seems to be the case here, if you insist
- that you can't get hurt.
-
- |> Calling myself 'independent' means that I stand up for my own opinions. My
- |> life isn't going to be over if the other 99,999 people reading this message
- |> don't agree with my point of view. It means that if I don't get >one single
- |> net hug< my life will not fall apart. I will go on.
- |>
- |> Will you?
-
- Well, as I said before, there are SOME TIMES when we all need hugs. And,
- apparently, your dates/SO mean nothing to you, so you can't be hurt by them.
-
- --
- *HUGS*, a @>---'--,----, and a :&) to whoever needs them.
- "Whoever said that life was fair never read the rules, and found out that
- there were none."
- "Mysteries are for detectives; confusion is what the rest of us get."
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