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From: petrelli@ihu1m.UUCP (r. petrelli)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re:Re: where/how to meet NON-techies?
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Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 16:55:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 17 16:55:39 1985
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> > << eat me! >>>
> > 
> > 	The ONLY types of people I seem to meet are techies!  How do you
> > meet MOTAS in other (distinctly, NOT computer science) fields?
> > (Besides hanging out in singles bars for the rest of your natural life!)
> > 
> > Mary Pasternak AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL ihuxo!mep
> 
> The answer is simple.  Make sure all of your friends (particularly married
> ones that know you well) know you are interested in meeting people.  I've
> met a lot of nice women through friends wives.  Most people know people who
> are looking to meet people, and a friend of the same sex with a spouse
> probably has friends you can meet.
> 
> Another possibility is personal ads.  Don't laugh!  A friend of mine paid
> a video dating service $600 for a one year membership and didn't meet anyone
> interesting.  We both placed ads in a singles newsletter (for $10) and got
> ten to fifteen responses each.  Of course all of the responses weren't
> what I was looking for, but some were.  
> 
> Right now I'm seeing someone my friend's wife introduced me to (they worked
> together for a while), and my roommate (housemate, really) is seeing a lady
> who responded to his ad.  Ads do work, and they don't have the stigma they
> used to.
> 
> How many of you women would respond to an ad like the following:
> 
> 	Single white professional male (SWJMNR), 25, 6'1"", 180lbs.,
> 	with brown curly hair interested in fine dining, health spa,
> 	dancing, walks on the beach, and good conversation seeks
> 	responsible, honest female 22-28 for a lasting relationship.
> 	Send letter & phone.
> -- 
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> Name:	Seth H Zirin
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> 
> Keeper of the News for megad

What's all this stuff about techies? Not all techies are nerds.
Everyone is an individual and had his/her own traits. 


Bob Petrelli AT&T Bell Labs Indian Hill.
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