In a message dated 11/5/99 7:30:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, PhishHed@prodigy.net writes: << > The more you shut up about it, the worse you'll feel, but the better off > you'll be. I'm not sure it's the best thing to keep feelings inside like that. >> Four things: 1. See, I was right. I knew before I wrote a word you would not leave her. And I am also right about you being very unhappy in the future because of this relationship. I would dare to say that at some point in the future you will wish you never met her, wish that you had invested your time in a healthier relationship -- or in your own self esteem. 2. I wasn't saying, "Don't talk about it," just "don't talk about it HERE." It's not so bad that you're doing it publicly, but you're leaving a written record that could, conceivably, last your entire life. 3. She is an adult and can survive quite well without you. 4. Japhe, you are a fool. I mean that. Don't feel too bad, you are in very good company, and when I was your age I was just as foolish. I still have strong streaks of fooldom running all through me. Many people better than both of us have been more foolish than you. But you are still a fool. Of course, AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT A BLONDE! She was so blonde that -- > she spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice box because it said > concentrate > she put lipstick on her forehead because she wanted to make up her mind > she told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK" > she thought 2Pac Shakur was a Jewish holiday > she sent me a fax with a stamp on it > she tried to drown a fish > she thought a quarterback was a refund > she tripped over a cordless phone > she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept > at the bottom of the application where it says "sign here" she put > "Sagittarius" > when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved