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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 23:23:50 EST
- From: Graydon <SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Message-ID: <93007.232351SAUNDRSG@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
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- Subject: Re: Lifestyle (was Re: Coming out to family)
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- Now, I hesitate to sugguest this, because Freya knows Muffy has
- reported considerably more complex relationship experience than
- I have had, but I think it goes like this.
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- Sexual attraction seems to arise from a decision making process where
- the genes and WayDownThereEarlyLifeExperience have a controling vote;
- intellectual opinions and emotional convictions can over-ride this vote,
- but it can be a lot of work.
-
- Emotional attraction seems to arise out of a decision making process
- where the EarlyLifeExperience and the LifeExperience get together
- and occaisionally ask the intelect for an opinion, and (hopefully)
- ask the emotional convictions if they have a problem with this, but
- just generally go merrily along and decide things.
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- If you happen to be so lucky or unlucky to meet someone who sets of
- *all* the strong approval switches, frome genes to intelectual opinions,
- we refer you to Chapter 8: Managing passion without looking too completely
- idiotic and Chapter 9: How to get parts of you brain to take turns shutting
- off.
-
- Graydon
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