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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Poet who wrote (33055)10/15/2001 4:38:12 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I've asked relatively new friends if they were gay if I had the impression that they were holding back and scouting me out.

3. our relative desire for intimacy within the context of friendship


People are different. I enjoy intimacy in my friendships but I almost never probe for it. I talk quite openly about myself with people I hardly know in 3D just as I do here. People quickly come to one of two conclusions. Either they think I'm the world's most self-absorbed person talking about myself like that or they realize that I'm open and non-judgmental and they can feel comfortable opening up if they want to. Or not. I'd prefer that they did, but I respect their privacy if they don't. I don't ask questions unless I sense a clear invitation to do so. So I agree with you on differences between us one and two but I think we just approach 3 differently.

My point in bringing to your attention this difference between us is to illustrate that it is possible to be both accepting of gays (as I know that you know that I am) and quite indifferent to people's sexual orientation.

Karen
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