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- From: afdenis@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
- Subject: Re: When is it Miss/Mr. Right
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- Date: 21 Jan 1993 17:33 EST
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- In article <C137Dp.3nG@unix.amherst.edu>, llatwood@unix.amherst.edu (Laura Atwood) writes...
- >
- >I don't know because I haven't ever been there, but maybe it's more
- >a matter of deciding than knowing; i.e. you can know that there are
- >probably numerous people out there you have the _potential_ to do
- >well with, but you're happy enough with the person and relationship
- >you have that any potential with others is irrelevant.
-
- Uh ... that smacks of `settling', and I don't think a person should settle
- for less than what they want in this arena... it always seems to catch up
- with you eventually.
-
- (I can't believe I'm quoting England Dan and John Ford Coley, but ...)
-
- "It's sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along."
-
- >You know
- >you want to share the rest of your life with this particular
- >person, to continue to develop the relationship you've actually
- >built and to let go of thoughts of mere possibilities and potentials.
- >For me (but definitely not for everyone) this involves dating
- >different people so I can eventually put these thoughts aside with
- >complete confidence, and also waiting until my life has reached a
- >point where I genuinely want to share the rest of it with another
- >person.
- >
- >Again, these are all just theoretical thoughts for me.
-
- I don't mean to negate them, but it don't work for me.
-
-
- -- Stephen
-
- {Experimental .sig # 30245/T}
-
- Humans --
-
- Beings stupid enough to create their own monsters, and then
- curse their luck when they run into them.
-