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Adventurer wrote:
> 
> J. Buckley <jbuckley@erols.com> wrote in article
[snip]
> > Aaarrrggg!!!!
> >
> > I can't tell you how many times I've been told by an attractive (or
> > even not so attractive) lady "I really should introduce you to my
> > (choose one: sister, friend, neighbor, roommate...)  It never seems
> > to happen, though.
> > Sorry. Frustration showing through, again.
> >
> > Joe
> 
> [I caught this thread only recently, so forgive my clumsiness if I step on
> toes]
> 
> Let me tell you something: I can't speak for everyone, obviously, but not
> all women are superficial.

I didn't mean to even imply that! I know it quite well.
[I want to add, as I review my response, a thought that came to me. You
know,
a really, really superficial woman wouldn't care either. My income and
my
Miata would probably be sufficient (at least, for the short term).  For
the
really superior, I mean, one-in-one-hundred-million woman, (oops,
there's
two of them in this country, and I think one is my mother!) it wouldn't
matter either. It's the one's in between that are so bedeviling, I'm
afraid.]

> I dated a guy once who was short, balding and
> (to me) not exceptionally attractive in looks. But he was a blast to be
> with. He was very outgoing and knew how to have fun, was very
> energetic...to me, *that* was attractive. (Now you'll ask what happened???
> He left town.)

Well, I'm not going bald, but otherwise, that might have been me!

Seriously, I've even been married, so yes, I'm often tempted to tell one
of us short whiners "Hey, if I can do it, *anyone* can!" with
conviction.

> But I have to agree with you...I, like many women, am not intrinsically
> attracted to men shorter than myself.

Which is why three years back in the singles scene, I also sometimes
want to scream in frustration!
Sigh. Isn't being "a blast to be with" enough? I s'pose not.

Joe