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- From: weaver@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael Gordon Weaver)
- Newsgroups: alt.romance
- Subject: Re: When is it Miss/Mr. Right
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.184212.10780@jetsun.weitek.COM>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 18:42:12 GMT
- References: <1j20p8INNlbj@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <C137Dp.3nG@unix.amherst.edu> <C1Doox.Hp@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>
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- In article <C1Doox.Hp@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> papresco@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Paul Prescod) writes:
- >This is Paul's girlfriend Lilia...I think everyone has in their heads
- >an idea of the "perfect" person. Unfortunately, I think finding that
- >person is impossible. There will always be some physical or emotional
- >"flaw" making it impossible. Too many people are searching for the
- >"perfect" person when they should be looking for the most compatible
- >person. Only you can decide what flaws are tolerable and what ones are
- >not.
- >
- > It is extremely important that you don't set out to find the
- >"most compatable person" with the intentions of changing what you view
- >to be their flaws. It is more important to "work" with what you've got
- >instead of focusing your energies on fixing the things that you think
- >are wrong with them.
- >
- >The important thing keep in mind when starting a relationship, is that
- >it takes work; hard work, but if you really love the person, the work
- >should be (mostly) enjoyable, not dreadful. The hardest part is
- >knowing when it's worth the work, and when you really should move on
- >and find a new SO. Just make sure that the person you are with is worth
- >the effort even though they may not be "perfect"
- >
-
- This sounds like good advice, but my view of the world is a bit
- different. I don't have an idea of a perfect person, I have an
- idea of a perfect relationship. Just as you (Lilia) know that
- know no one is perfect, I know no relationship is perfect, so
- I try for a realistic approximation to that ideal.
-
- Since I don't have a preconceived idea about the woman I want, I
- just meet a lot of women, one way and another, and try to get to
- know them. Now and then, I find one that I feel I would like to
- be with, and I try to develop a relationship.
-
- I agree that a relationship is a lot of work, and that it should be
- work you enjoy. So far it has always gotten to the point where it is
- clear that the relationship is not going to develop into something that
- will last, so I haven't had to worry about quitting a relationship
- because it wasn't quite good enough. That would be a hard decision.
-
-
- Peace,
- Michael.
-