Tuning them out

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From: M..Stirner M. Stirner
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1992 18:18

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TW>> TW>Friends don't ignore each other.
TW>> TW>-TW
TW>>
TW>> No?  One can only wonder how to stay friends with someone he actually
TW>> listens to.  I've never been able to pull it off.
TW>> .   ~
TW>> .   M.

TW>You're really missing out, then.  Some of the most defining moments I've
TW>had with my friends have been when they have really "heard" me, and I
TW>them.  These are truly moments to savor; they bring you closer because
TW>of the feeling that the exact same thing could happen with no one else.

 Well, I was being a wiseass, of course.  On the other hand, what I was
 really thinking of was that quote from Edwin Newman to the effect that
 communication gaps are frequently a good thing as they help conceal the
 fact that folks who are getting along otherwise are actually violently
 incompatible.  This has been my experience, generally.
 .   ~
 .   M.

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