From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Newsgroups: soc.singles
Subject: Re: (LONG) Re: Living alone and liking it
Date: 27 Jan 93 20:59:34 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
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In <77582@apple.apple.COM> pooh@Apple.COM (Wendy Nather) writes:

>Seriously, I can relate to a lot of what you say.  The men
>I know just don't seem to spend as many CPU cycles being
>"other-oriented" as women do.  They do what THEY prefer and
>hope that we will put up with it.  A man will happily live
>in his own messy apartment, but not consider that someone
>else might want to walk without tripping over things.  

What you don't understand is that the Laws of Housekeeping
work differently for women than they do for men.  Consider
laundry, for example:

Law #1:  Never do laundry until you have a full basket.  It's
         easier that way.

Law #2:  Never do laundry when you have more than a full basket.
         It's too much.

Law #3:  If you ignore the laundry long enough, maybe some of 
         it will go away.

Law #4:  If it doesn't go away, don't worry about.  Once an item
         of laundry has been ignored long enough, it becomes
         officially clean again.

Now, you may be unfamiliar with these laws because a) they only
for men, and b) only when there are no women living in the house.


>He will only start thinking about dinner when HE is hungry, and only
>then will notice that there's nothing to eat in the house,
>complain about it, and then go get a beer and Doritos.  

I must admit that comes close to describing the way I
subsist when I'm alone (substituting Fuddrucker's or
KFC for beer and Doritos).  When I have the opportunity
to cook for someone else, though, I'm more likely to prepare 
a roast chicken with stuffing, broiled parsnips, an elaborate 
salad, homemade bread, and white-chocolate brownies. 


>Men don't remember personal data relevant to anyone else
>(like birthdays, preferences, family issues, etc.).  

Now, hold on!  I take exception to that.  Why, my goddaughter
was six months old recently, and I was the *only* one who remembered.
Her mother was even planning a party until I reminded her. (Can you 
imagine that?


>It would be nice to find a man who would take it upon himself
>to keep the fridge stocked with MY favorite foods, 

Unfortunately, it's not always possible to anticpate what
a person's favorite foods will be.  The secret is to be
as versatile as possible:  For example, if you want something
to spread on your toast, I can offer you a joice of jams and 
jellies (wild blueberry, grape, cherry, crabapple, mint, as well 
apple butter and lemon curd), honey, and vanilla, stawberry, or 
orange butter.


>keep medical supplies on hand, 

I worked on ambulance squad for two years, and still keep all
kinds of strange things around.


>nurture personal relationships with my friends and family, remind 
>me of my appointments, and worry when I was running out of clean 
>underwear!*  

Well, that's a bit harder.  First we have to figure out how the
Laws of Housekeeping work for women.
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