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From: mjv@ihu1e.UUCP (Vlach)
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Subject: Re: More women than men
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 18:32:49 EDT
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> And the idea wasn't that there was a man on the other side of the door.
> But rather that (generally speaking) a man is gonna knock on your door
> a hellofalot more often than you'll knock on his.
> 
Hmmm, I suppose this is true, but I have generally found that men PREFER to
be the one making the moves.  It just so happens that I am a somewhat
aggressive female, and many of the men I know and/or have pursued find me
intimidating.  (I have been told about this directly by close male friends.)
I know a lot of men claim to want women to make the first move, but in
practice I find it disturbs many of them. (Of course, some of them think
it's wonderful!)

Some ideas about this:  either men are just used to being the aggressor, or
perhaps they like to feel like a conquering hero?  Dunno.