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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!fuug!anon
- From: an2839@anon.penet.fi (Archer)
- Subject: Re: Polyamory and friendships
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.055518.2883@fuug.fi>
- Sender: anon@fuug.fi (The Anon Administrator)
- Organization: Anonymous contact service
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- References: <1993Jan23.064424.17527@fuug.fi>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:47:33 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- orc@sybase.com (Orc) writes:
- > Have you and/or Debbie come out (so to speak) and told him that
- > you two fancy each other? That's a start.
-
- Yes.
-
- > If keeping their relationship together is your primary concern,
- > it might be better to mention to each of them that they discuss it,
-
- They've been discussing the general subject for months, and I come up
- from time to time. She is sick of it being all discussion and no
- changes, he's worried that he's pushing himself to be something he is
- not.
-
- > sweep in and take Debbie away. (And if you and Debbie keep doing
- > what you've described, I'd give a really high chance that he'll
- > become insanely jealous and act in such a way to drive Debbie away,
- > most likely into the arms of her nearest MOTAS friend. If that's
- > you, that would kill your friendship with the man.)
-
- Bingo. :(
-
- > Communicate. Bail out if you feel that you're a threat, and
- > being sexual with Debbie isn't as important as remaining friends
- > with David or keeping their relationship intact.
-
- I want to keep my friendship with them both.
-
- > If he's got net access, point him at alt.polyamory,
-
- He reads it (hmm... forgot to subscribe... fixed soon enough! :)
-
- Thanks for the input... keep it comming; this will take some time
- anyway to work out.
-
- > ____
- > david parsons \bi/ Who's been in that boat, and didn't like it one
- > \/ damn bit.
-
- Hey! Where's the hugs I asked for! What kind of support group is
- this??? ;)
-
- -"Archer"
- interested in far too many people who can't/haven't done anything due
- to these sort of things
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