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- From: smithrud@advtech.uswest.com ()
- Subject: Re: Advice please!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.025210.1667@advtech.uswest.com>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:52:10 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.194000.26589@jetsun.weitek.COM> weaver@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael Gordon Weaver) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.065532.8461@advtech.uswest.com> smithrud@advtech.uswest.com writes:
- >...
- >>You will only steal her if she _wants_ to be stolen. I don't know
- >>too many people who have been stolen against their will (abductions
- >>for ranson don't count). ;)
- >>
- >>My point: If she doesn't want you pursuing her, she will probably
- >>tell you. If she isn't telling you to leave her alone, but is still
- >>claiming to love her boyfriend, she might not be sure of _what_ she
- >>wants.
- >>
-
- >I think that your point is that he doesn't need to worry about doing
- >something against her will, unless he behaves badly. This is very
- >true. But unfortunately for him, this isn't enough to decide what he
- >should do.
-
-
- No, that wasn't my point. That was what I said in the first paragraph.
- My point was in the second paragraph and in that one I said basically
- what you summed up at the bottom of your post -- i.e. she will let him
- know.
-
-
- >She could want him to pursue her and still want to keep her boyfriend
- >(that would be a bit immature, but not unheard of). Or she could be
- >unsure, and then decide to keep her current boyfriend. Or she could
- >dump her current boyfriend and then decide that it was a mistake,
- >and blame they guy that stole her away, as if it were all his fault.
- >
- >My suggestion is that he make clear (as tactfully as possible) that
- >he is interested in her, and that he would not be treating her the
- >way she is complaining about. Leave it to her to decide what she
- >wants, and when to act.
- >
- >Peace,
- >Michael.
- >
-
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-
- Cari "I don't know why I did it,
- I don't know why I enjoyed it,
- Boulder, CO and I don't know why I'll do
- smithrud@advtech.uswest.com it again." - B. Simpson -
- smithrud@ucsu.colorado.edu
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