Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f3JBvKg05926; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:57:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:57:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <90.134a68b0.28102bef@aol.com> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: AWilder106@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1386] Re: Cultural Dynamics X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Mac - Post-GM sub 146 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Status: O Content-Length: 1321 Lines: 27 Dear H-- I think it is I who should thank you for being responsive to this question. The only thing I can think of is something along the lines of--do you know anyone you would like to live with for the next ten years? This could be anyone, of course. Then you would think about the qualities the other person would have that would make you happy to live with them for the next ten years. I've given this matter a lot of thought because I've been thinking about getting MARRIED again. For the last 15 years or so I have had graduate students, 2 at a time, living in my home, and I have a lot of models of good and not so good behavior! So I am drawing from examples I know. Maybe your students could, too. Examples: someone to share household expenses (split cost of additional electricity to a room) to do their share of the chores (bagging the newspapers) to be whimsical (takes many agreeable forms), to be thoughtful (paying rent on time and apologizing if they don't), to be friendly in the morning (saying hello and sharing the newspaper). I'd be really interested to know what works for you and your students. I'm sure I could learn something from you and them on this topic since I have had to do so much relearning myself about what to expect from "ordinary" relationships. Andea
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