Great ones Janet! Really got a laugh! Being a "newbie" user myself - I'm consciously guarding against developing such a relationship and do appreciate the "symptoms" to watch for.......the really funny thing is I've only been on-line six months and have noticed some of them myself!!!!!! Does the relationship mature with age? I figure I'm O.K as long as I don't give "it" a name ( har,har) - but "he" does have a nice sounding voice when operating, espcially when I forget to load the "auto sheet feeder" on the printer - and then such a pleasant "thank you"........ Marie