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From: joe@zinfandel.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Singles Clubs/Organizations and RELI - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 29-Jul-83 01:19:47 EDT
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zinfandel!joe    Jul 28 09:21:00 1983


 Hi. Yes, I've seen those questionaires. They come from
IDS, ( Intro. Dating Service? ). It is used to rate you
on several parameters. Prude-Libertine and Religious-Athiest
among the most obvious. What IDS is selling is dates with
"compatible " MOTOS. They give you Three or four standard
psychologic tests, and arrange meetings on a few per month
basis. Pictures are sent to each datee beforehand.
	This sounds very like the other dating service mentioned
on the net, and my guess is that the other is a cheaper copy of
IDS because of the fancy testing IDS does and because IDS has been
around a long time. IDS also has someone visit you at your home
to ask you questions about yourself and probably determine that
IDS is for you regardless of your answers. ( within reason )
	The kicker is that they ask 1000.00$, that's
one thousand American dollars for a year of their service.
I might have tried their service for the experience even though
my social life at the time was pretty good. Hell, the more the
merrier. I'm socailly avaricious; the more friends and lovers I
have the better time I give to, and have with them ( within the
24 hours per day limitation). But 1000$ is about five times the
maximum I would have considered for their service. The fact that
I was happy with my social life as it was discomfitted my interviewer.
He seemed to doubt it, to question it. Perhaps they're banking on
everybody being unhappy, or something.
	If you have the money to gamble ( gambol? ) it might be
an experience.
			Joe Weinstein