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Re: The Dreaded Third Date Rule

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From: Rosemarie D Smith
Date: Sat, 04 May 1996 00:00
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On Sat, 4 May 1996, John Cooley wrote:

> Janice Gelb <janiceg@Eng.Sun.COM> wrote:
> >I personally would tend to think that I probably don't have much
> >in common with a guy whose main transportation is an old truck. 
> >But that's not a judgment based on only dating guys with money; for 
> >example, I wouldn't have the same reaction to a guy driving an old 
> >Volvo with 160,000 miles on it or something.
> 
> Janice, thank you for being honest enough to admit that a guy's material
> posessions have a serious impact on whether you'd date him or not.  A
> lot of women here have been trying to claim that most women only want
> sincerity, honesty, integrity, etc. and don't care about a guy's wealth
> -- yet most of us guys know this is only so much hot air from our
> personal experiences.
> 
>   - John


I don't know if she's claiming that she cares about his wealth. I thought 
she was comparing cars to personalities. A guy driving a suped-up low 
rider pickup truck with polished chrome might not interest her as much as 
a guy riding a 10 year old volvo that's seen better days.

Am I right on this one Janice? 
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From: Rosemarie D Smith <rosemars@U.Arizona.EDU>
Subject: Re: The Dreaded Third Date Rule
Date: 1996/05/04
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