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From: petersen@sce.carleton.ca (Brent Petersen)
Newsgroups: ont.singles,soc.singles
Subject: Re: oh where oh where can they be?
Message-ID: <650@sce.carleton.ca>
Date: 12 Aug 89 22:01:07 GMT
Organization: Systems & Computer Eng. Dept., Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
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Having spent two years in Waterloo, Ontario, I got tired of hearing guys
complain about not being able to meet any women.  Sure, the University
of Waterloo has a lower percentage of women compared with some other
campuses.  But at the same time the University of Waterloo has a higher
percentage of men who are "RING IN THE POCKET" dates and end up scaring
the women away.
 
An article appeared a while ago in the Charlatan (our campus newspaper)
and I have to include one relevant paragraph from the article here.  I
don't think there's any copyright problem because the author is given
credit:
 
                Mr. Sentivity's Guide to Dating
                                by
                           Mark S. Hill
 
   ... 
 
Extensive research by this reporter has found that the number one 
complaint of women from coast to coast is "THE RING IN THE POCKET
DATE".  This features the fellow who is desperately searching for a 
girlfriend (or wife in extreme cases).  The main course hasn't arrived 
before he's asking his date whether she prefers to live in town or in 
the suburbs.  A smart woman will usually drop some hint about not 
wanting to get involved or being too busy to settle down but if this is 
followed by questions about her religion or blood type, she's best to 
cut her losses and suddenly remember her six month sabbatical in 
Botswana starting early the next day. 
 
   ...