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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Rambi who wrote (23205)7/5/1998 6:41:00 PM
From: Grainne   of 108807
 
Penni, what I think is that we tend to idealize people in cyberspace. We all present our most appealing qualities to each other here, and when the more honest among us bring up the little practical details like moldy showers and dinners left uncooked as being potential down sides to women who spend a lot of time writing and dreaming and nurturing people they have never actually met, these disturbing details are easily pushed aside because the men here have as much interest in believing in fantasy women as we have in believing in fantasy men (or used to)!

I know that once in awhile I do not do housework or some other typically feminine task just to make sure my husband really loves and accepts my wild spirit, without anything practical in the package. I am not in a self-analytical mood at the moment, however, so I don't feel much like figuring out why. Probably something to do with wanting to be loved unconditionally, even though that is not really the underlying contract in marriages.

I suspect that it is a lot easier to fall in love on the internet than it is to stay in love in real life. None of the difficulties of reality interfere, and what a rush and thrill it all is! I am sure Del's maid did not paint a real picture of lying around most of the day watching soap operas, so it was a real shock to her cyber romeo, who probably had plenty of faults and funny smells and weird idiosyncrasies that he didn't bother to share online, either. It will be interesting to see whether relationships that start on the internet are as stable or long lasting as the ones that do not.
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