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Gary thinks I'm getting overly defensive in my earlier reply to 
Katy's post.  Furthermore, he says that I've failed to disprove 
Katy's assertion that nice cars and fully owned houses are good
indications of how much of a catch men are. 

Next, Gary assumes that my reply indicates that I am unhappy with
the way women perceive me in general, and suggests that I shape
up my life, or just shut up about it.  He then follows with a pithy
analogy about going to a job interview and putting on a suit for it,
conveniently forgetting that the suit is not a lifestyle choice with
broad implications, while investing lots of money in a nice car, or
buying a house in the Bay Area, is.  

Well Gary, I understand full well that Katy's post was not a personal
attack on me.   I felt that her dating criteria was arbitrary and not
likely to produce the results she seemed to want, and posted my personal
counterexample as a way of illustrating this.  That's all.  I'm not really
interested in doing a scientific study to refute her assertion.

Gary, I'm not terribly worried about the way women perceive me.  I'm
attractive, young, intelligent, hip, and eclectic.  If anything, I have an
inflated ego and sense of confidence.   So don't worry about me -- I'll
do fine without any of your Fatherly Advice!

Ken