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Re: The singles scene-does it have to be so confusing?

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From: Mark Evans
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:00
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Hisham Al Otaibi (otaibi@kuwait.net) wrote:
: woods@mmad1.pmmp.uic.edu wrote:
: >Kim Scheinberg wrote:
: >
: >> Mind you, I don't think many of the men here take the right approach 
: >> to
: >> trying to meet women. And the high failure rate doesn't surprise me. 
: >> Your
: >> points are not without validity. But I don't think it's right for you 
: >> to
: >> suggest what my needs or desires might be. We may not be men, but we
: >> ain't as different as you think...
: >> 
: >> Just my $.02...
: >> 
: >> -k.
: >The "high failure rate here" is because the internet is 90% male, dear
: >Kim...The internet is NOT a good place for men to meet women, and it
: >never will be, nor should it ever be...
: 
: Hmmm..I dont know about you but IRC is basically THE place where all 
: these Internet relationships bloom..unfortunately however falling in love 
:  thru the net is definately not a wise move because no matter how mush 
: you think you know the person on the other side..you really dont KNOW the 
: person on the other end.

In truth you don't know the person any more or LESS than if you "met" them
any other way. However you might well know them in a DIFFERENT way from
another form of meeting. If this is better or worst depends on the
people involved.
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From: mark@leasion.demon.co.uk (Mark Evans)
Subject: Re: The singles scene-does it have to be so confusing?
Date: 1996/04/29
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