anyone seen yesterday's column!! DEAR ABBY: While on a whitewater rafting trip, I was rescued from drowning by a man in a kayak, and I can't stop thinking about him. I am happily married, but am worried that I have "fallen in love" with the man who saved my life. The man not only pulled me out of the water, he held my hand and kept eye contact for 15 minutes while I was in shock. He took care of me until I felt safe again. I sent him a four-page thank-you letter. Now I watch the mailbox, waiting for a reply. What can I do to close this matter? Have I fallen in love with "my hero"? -- GRATEFUL SURVIVOR DEAR GRATEFUL: You are confusing gratitude with love, and ordinarily people do not respond to letters of thanks. Think of the experience this way: The man saved your life so you and your husband can enjoy many more years of happily married life together. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Who wouldn't fall in love with a man in a kayak! We all know that kayakers are extremely smart, brilliant, intelligent, strong, genuine, athletic, cool, funny,.........the lists goes on. :) Alexa Shuman Outdoorplay.com The Paddlesports Community http://www.outdoorplay.com 1.800.99 4 GEAR -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Mark Zen Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 9:53 AM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: [Paddlewise] dear abby!! anyone seen yesterday's column!! DEAR ABBY: While on a whitewater rafting trip, I was rescued from drowning by a man in a kayak, and I can't stop thinking about him. I am happily married, but am worried that I have "fallen in love" with the man who saved my life. The man not only pulled me out of the water, he held my hand and kept eye contact for 15 minutes while I was in shock. He took care of me until I felt safe again. I sent him a four-page thank-you letter. Now I watch the mailbox, waiting for a reply. What can I do to close this matter? Have I fallen in love with "my hero"? -- GRATEFUL SURVIVOR DEAR GRATEFUL: You are confusing gratitude with love, and ordinarily people do not respond to letters of thanks. Think of the experience this way: The man saved your life so you and your husband can enjoy many more years of happily married life together. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Actually I have done this type of rescue many times. The problem is, just as she is about to express her gratitude I exit REM sleep. Mark Zen wrote: > anyone seen yesterday's column!! > > DEAR ABBY: While on a whitewater rafting trip, I was rescued from > drowning by a man in a kayak, and I can't stop thinking about him. > I am happily married, but am worried that I have "fallen in love" > with the man who saved my life. > > The man not only pulled me out of the water, he held my hand and > kept eye contact for 15 minutes while I was in shock. He took care > of me until I felt safe again. > > I sent him a four-page thank-you letter. Now I watch the mailbox, > waiting for a reply. What can I do to close this matter? Have I > fallen in love with "my hero"? -- GRATEFUL SURVIVOR > > DEAR GRATEFUL: You are confusing gratitude with love, and > ordinarily people do not respond to letters of thanks. > > Think of the experience this way: The man saved your life so you > and your husband can enjoy many more years of happily married life > together. > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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