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- From: sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer)
- Subject: Re: Choosing Dangerous Relationships (was: How to Protect Women)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.191529.13459@netcom.com>
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- References: <bob1.725059087@cos> <1992Dec23.164510.4429@netcom.com> <168C6A033.SURGDM@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:15:29 GMT
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- In article <168C6A033.SURGDM@mizzou1.missouri.edu> Diane writes:
- >
- >I sincerely hope that you are never in an abusive relationship that
- >turns into a stalking situation. It is *much* more common than most
- >people realize. I was in such a situation, and it is small comfort
- >than it is considered so rare as to warrant little consideration in
- >the minds of the general public.
-
- The easiest way for a woman to avoid such situations would be to
- choose a low-keyed, low-dominance male as her partner. However,
- as Paglia notes in her latest book, many women go out of their way to
- CHOOSE a high-dominance, high-violence man, because of the greater
- excitement in such a relationship. They don't WANT to be abused, but
- are willing to undertake such a risk in order to enjoy the 'extra sizzle'
- that comes from living on the edge of danger.
-
- It's the same situation as those who undertake sky diving, motorcycle
- racing, or any other hazardous sport: "No, I *don't* want to break my
- neck. But I get such an adrenaline rush from all these thrills that
- I'm willing to take the risk!"
-
-
- --
-
- Robert Sheaffer - Scepticus Maximus - sheaffer@netcom.com
-
- Past Chairman, The Bay Area Skeptics - for whom I speak only when authorized!
-
-
- "Mystical explanations are considered deep. The truth is that
- they are not even superficial."
-
- - Friedrich Nietzsche (The Gay Science: 126)
-