Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gymble.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!gymble!speaker From: speaker@gymble.UUCP (Speaker to Animals) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: What women want Message-ID: <277@gymble.UUCP> Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 23:24:00 EDT Article-I.D.: gymble.277 Posted: Thu Aug 22 23:24:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 10:46:09 EDT References: <688@ttidcc.UUCP> Reply-To: speaker@gymble.UUCP (Speaker to Animals) Organization: U of Maryland, Laboratory for Parallel Computation, C.P., MD Lines: 34 In article <688@ttidcc.UUCP> regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) writes: > >>Neither do I. I've noticed that quite a few women, who should no >>better, often fall for the foul-mouthed, socially obvious punk who has >>little more to offer than a spin on the motorcycle. Are they so stupid >>that they don't recognize his obviously shallow intentions? If they do >>recognize this then why bother with the dope since he can only offer >>some momentary excitment? > >Many women -- me, too -- weren't so stupid that they didn't REALIZE the >guy was a foul-mouthed, socially obvious punk. . .rather they were gonna >FIX UP this foul-mouthed, socially obvious punk. Many women (not all, but >still me, too) have been aculturated to help "grow" immature people... > >One doesn't care to ignore a large segment of one's skill set, after all. >Until one wises up, of course. This is why I always wonder at men who have >a fix on "younger" women (whatever that means). It's the "older" women >who have figured out what real people are. It's the "younger" ones who >are still out to "change" you. Oops. Did I just answer my question? > >Adrienne Regard Regard Adrienne... somehow I don't see that the less-skilled immature man is going to grow much, since he will assume that his skills are just what you were looking for. YOU might grow and have some fun, but is this really fulfilling? Doesn't sound as fun as finding someone closer to your ideal. On the other hand... if you really LIKE chains and leather jackets and... -- seismo!gymble!speaker - Speaker "Earth is a great funhouse without the fun." -- Jeff Berner