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Thursday, November 20, 2008
One Night Stand
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have nothing against the idea of dating multiple people, as long as you are being honest about it. If you have not met the person that compels you to shut down your rotation, perhaps you need more time to figure things out. However, if you have met that person and you both have had “the talk”, things change. The expectations of a relationship are such that you both agree to focus on each other exclusively. So when you hook up with random people, you are sending a clear message: you aren’t ready.
If you are dating someone, and they tell you they had a one night stand, do you continue dating them? Would it make a difference if you were not yet intimate when the one night stand happened?
A reader emailed me saying that the woman he was dating told him that she had a one night stand, but did not want their new relationship to be impacted. He said he appreciated her honesty, but he was not sure why she told him. His opinion of her changed dramatically because he thought they were both ready for exclusive relationship. Does the one night stand means she is not the one? Do you think she was wrong to tell him what happened?
If you were in a relationship, could you get past someone having a one night stand/fling with someone else? Honestly, I am surprised people still have one night stands! Oh how I look fondly on the good old days of random, inappropriate hook ups.
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