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Conference quark::mennotes-v1

Title:Topics Pertaining to Men
Notice:Archived V1 - Current file is QUARK::MENNOTES
Moderator:QUARK::LIONEL
Created:Fri Nov 07 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 26 1993
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:867
Total number of notes:32923

349.0. "Thank You" by TLE::FISHER (Work that dream and love your life.) Mon May 22 1989 17:54

This is a thank you sent to all who have been entering notes in the 
past week.   I don't know if it has been this way all along or if I 
have just begun to notice it, but, in all those notes, people said 
"SO" instead of "husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend" when talking in 
general about life partners.  

When I read a note that talks about "do men feel xxx about their
wives," or some such, I feel locked out of the conversation, since I
hope to have a male SO someday and not a wive.  Reading the notes from
the past week that talked about SO's, I felt included in the
conversation. 

Thank you for taking the time and effort to write that way.


							--Ger
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349.1Me, too!TRCA01::TIPPERMy personal name's self-referential.Wed May 31 1989 20:458
    I'm male and have been with my SO (also male) for close to three
    years.  I also noticed the same thing (use of the term SO) which made me
    feel more part of the discussions.  The issues are much more common
    than different.  They deal with relating to another intimately more
    than with male/female issues. So thanks, everyone.
    
    Love,
    Sandy