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From: brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Money vs. Good looks
Message-ID: <273@looking.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 25-May-85 00:00:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: looking.273
Posted: Sat May 25 00:00:00 1985
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Organization: Looking Glass Software, Waterloo, Ont
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Summary: 

1) Society (whatever that is) *does* applaud good looks as the first factor
of attraction.  Look how big the fashion, cosmetic, and clothing industries
are.   Most of societies accepted courting rituals are based on attraction by
looks.   Now there are exceptions, like computer dating, and certain clubs,
but in the long run that first initiative is supposed to be based on looks.
You see several MOTAS and you decide to introduce yourself to one.  My
personal preference is to make that introduction only after first finding
out something more important about the person than her looks, but this
preference is rare, it seems.  I'm lamenting that society isn't geared
up for the type of meeting that I prefer to do.

2) On the subject of "she loves me for my ability to make money" one poster
said he preferred to deal with love based on common interests and
good converstation.  Of course, this is nice, but that doesn't get away
from the main point, which is that my ability to make money and what I
do to make it are major parts of what makes up me.  Like most entrepreneurs,
I'm in the office 12 hours a day or more.  My company takes up so much
of me that it is a big part of me.  So it's hard to say you like me if
you don't even consider what I devote myself to.

So I desire people to like and respect me for all my facets, but
unfortunately this money facet has all sorts of bad impressions in the
real world.  That's the problem.  I want to be loved for my conversation,
humour and love of life, too, perhaps even foremost.  But the other part
is also important.
to make money 
-- 
Brad Templeton, Looking Glass Software Ltd. - Waterloo, Ontario 519/884-7473