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Pastimes : Another Good Reason Not To Be Married -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: joe who wrote (3036)	11/15/1998 11:34:00 AM
From: Edwarda	Respond to of 6545

Joe, honey, I think it's fair to assume that Len has women friends. It's when one gets onto the subject of love that things get a bit complicated. Let's step back a moment and give the devil his due. (Nothing personal, Len.) Len's observations--hammered home nearly relentlessly--that there is a fatal tendency for some people to mistake sexual infatuation for love are valid. To quarrel on this point is the equivalent of arguing that there is no rain. However, pointing to some people's misguidedness does not equate to demonstrating that love between peers who happen to be deeply sexually attracted is a fallacy. I have observed it; I have felt and enjoyed it. The "hearts and flowers" to which Len objects are for some people a natural expression of loving, "some people" being men and women. Len does not like to bother with this kind of window dressing, which is fine, but he finds it a pain in the ass when a woman with whom he wants to have sex looks for bouquets. But why get pissed off by it? If he doesn't want to send her a bouquet (of one kind or another) in appreciation, why not simply move on to someone who is equally matter of fact? Such women are not as rare as many of the postings on this thread suggest. Many of my friends feel the same way, they do not mistake a good roll in the hay for love; at the same time, they do not rule love out because it does happen. Meanwhile, let's keep our sense of humor. The subject begs for it. Warm thoughts....