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- From: pooder@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Don Fearn)
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:45:50 GMT
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- Compared with everything else going on in my life, this seems kind of
- trivial, but I've been thinking about it a lot lately (maybe to keep
- myself on a lighter plane), so here goes . . . .
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- How important is physical attraction in a relationship? Why I wonder
- is, lately I find myself comparing Deborah to other women and some
- times wishing she were more attractive.
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- She _is_ good looking -- my mom even said "elegant" when she first saw
- Deborah' s picture, but I don't find her as physically attractive as
- some women.
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- I especially compare her with Bonnie (my fiancee who was killed in a
- traffic accident 1-1/2 years ago) and long to have Bonnie back.
-
- My first attraction to Bonnie _was_ physical, and when I found an
- intelligent, articulate, compassionate, confident personality to go
- with her physical beauty, I knew I could love her for life.
-
- With Deborah, it was the other way 'round. I was first attracted by her
- compassion. I then found an intelligent articulate, confident
- personality to go with the compassion. In many ways Deborah and I
- have more compatible personalities than Bonnie and I had. We're a
- good match. And I do find her attractive. She's a good looking woman,
- and she takes good care of herself and always tries to look her best.
-
- But there isn't the physical "charge" that I felt with Bonnie and feel
- when I look at some other women.
-
- I'm committed to Deborah, and I'm sure she and I will continue our lives
- together, but it bothers me that I feel this way.
-
- I haven't talked to her about it, except to tell her that it was her
- compassion that attracted me first and the rest came as I got to know
- her better. I didn't lie to her, either (like I did to my ex-wife;
- telling her how wonderful she was, how lucky I was to have married
- her, blah, blah, blah, when I didn't mean any of it).
-
- Well, that's what's on my mind, and any comments would be appreciated.
-
- Thanks,
-
- Don
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- Pooder - Rochester, MN
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