From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Relationships  
Date & Time: 04/30/91 02:21:18
Message Number 16331

>Physical intimacy implies sexual relationships!
 
That, my friend, is a myth I dearly wish our society would not hang onto
with such dogged tenaciousness. You know what? Not only do I hear that
line all the time, I've even met far too many people who actually
believe, for some absurd reason that's totally beyond me, that any 
affectionate touching between a man and a woman mush be sexual in
nature. What bullshit. You can be physically intimate with another
person, 
and spend a great deal of time touching, kissing, etc, etc,
without fucking her. Of course, a lot of people might assume you're
sleeping with her, but what can you expect in a society that looks upon
physical affection as "implying sexual relationships"?
 
>If she wants to have other lovers, fine...without me.
 
That's your right. I'm not trying to argue that your postion is /wrong/;
i'm simply trying to argue that it doesn't have to be that way.