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From: arwen@sdcc3.UUCP (arwen)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Book on catching men
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Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 16:33:51 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 16:33:51 1984
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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.

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"Are you the police?"
"No, ma'am.  We're musicians."