Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihu1m.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihu1m!petrelli From: petrelli@ihu1m.UUCP (r. petrelli) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re:Re: where/how to meet NON-techies? Message-ID: <518@ihu1m.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Jul-85 16:55:39 EDT Article-I.D.: ihu1m.518 Posted: Wed Jul 17 16:55:39 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 08:14:12 EDT References: <488@ihuxo.UUCP> <174@megad.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 45 > > << 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. > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Name: Seth H Zirin > UUCP: {decvax, ihnp4}!philabs!sbcs!megad!seth > > 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. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***