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From: jlh@loral.UUCP (Aiken Drum)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: wearing rings
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Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 15:54:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 15:54:25 1985
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> 
> Which brings up another poll question:
> 
> I have dated men in the past who were actively shopping
> for wives.  Whenever I did something they liked, I could see
> them making a mental checkmark on some list; conversely, and
> most irritatingly, when I did something they DIDN'T like,
> I could see a little mental "x" going on the list.  In
> some cases, the man was only willing to continue the relationship
> with me until he decided whether I was The One he wanted to
> marry.  If the answer was no, it seemed that he no longer
> wanted to waste time being involved with me.
> 
> Needless to say, this is not my attitude towards relationships,
> and I feel hurt when this is done.  Has this happened to
> other people too?  (Of both sexes; I'm sure that some women
> have been guilty of this too.)
> 
> Pooh
> 

I fail to see the problem here.  When I go out with a girl, I'm always
subconsciensly (sp?) putting little + and - on a mental list and when
the minuses get too numerous I quit asking her out.  After all, if I
don't like her company why should I be with her?  Do you go out with
guys you don't like just because you're not going out with anyone else?
Naturally, my list is weighted.  If she smokes, she won't get asked out
again.  If she is brainless, she won't be asked out again.  If she has
big, uh, body parts she {the rest of this line was censored by the moderator}

What do you do when a guy you're interested in quit's asking you out?  Do
you assume he was a jerk anyway, or do you try to find out why?  Have you
ever asked a guy out?  There have been times when I've quit taking a girl
out not because I don't like her, but because I don't feel up to asking
her out, picking a place to go, picking her up clear across town, then
paying for the experiance.  These moods usually last only 2 or 3 weeks
but if I haven't called a girl for 2 or 3 weeks I won't usually call again.
However, if she calls me during this time not only do I go out with her,
but it breaks my mood as well.

All you ladies out there who are offended by the word 'girl' feel free to
insert woman, lady, broad, chick, bitch, or whatever.  I don't mind
flames but I don't want any on my choice of words.


This has been a test of the emergency broadcast system.  If there had been
a real emergency you would have been vaporized 10 minutes ago, but what
the hay, Uncle Sam says we have to practice anyway.