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From: pvl@houxh.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: MOTSS response
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Date: Fri, 26-Aug-83 09:57:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 26 09:57:46 1983
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  I already replied directly to the original MOTSS request, but I wanted
to add to my comments.  It appears to me that women are more tolerant
on this question than men (a gross generalization from 3 datapoints).
I suggest that it may be rooted in the fact that women must deal with
propositions/overtures seemingly continuously while men (at least *I*)
have *always* been on the asking end.  I would probably have about the
same reaction to an overture regardless of whether it was from a man
or woman (particularly since I'm married so wouldn't accept either).
I think you're correct that it should be equally acceptable for overtures
to be made from/to either sex in an appropriate situation.  It may be that
some of the disgust felt by men is due to the lack of "class" associated
with an advance (not realizing that their own advances may seem as classless
to the women *they* approach).
  Pete LaMaster (oops...not single) (but I like it)