Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcc3!arwen From: arwen@sdcc3.UUCP (arwen) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Book on catching men Message-ID: <2355@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 16:33:51 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2355 Posted: Fri Oct 12 16:33:51 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Oct-84 07:10:31 EDT References: <296@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Computer Center Lines: 16 [] A lot of women, including me, grew up with our mothers warning us at every turn, "now, dear, don't let him know you're interested, or he'll be gone; men don't want an easy conquest." I've consistently disobeyed that mandate, thank goodness, or I'd never have found my Strider. But it's definitely (or at least it was) taught as a social-survival skill by a lot of mothers; maybe society was different then, but I doubt it. Anyway, some folks still think that's the way to go; in my experience, it's usually better to act, if not actively interested, at least reasonable -- flaunting nonexistent lovers and turning down dates you really would like to go on seems silly, and painful to both parties. -- -=< Lady Arwen >=- ...sdcsvax!sdcc3!arwen "Are you the police?" "No, ma'am. We're musicians."