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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: What people look for in MOTAS (conceit, actually)
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 00:56:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 28 00:56:00 1985
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>/* fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) /  1:51 pm  May 26, 1985 */

>	Doesn't have to be ALL women.  Just enough so that a man
>NOT having these attributes will have reduced chances to attract
>the women of HIS choice.

But if these women are mainly after men with these attributes, why
ARE they the women of his choice?

>	Nor do internals help you much among strangers at a party,
>or on vacation, or at a church social, or in class, etc.

It seems to me that one may be more likely to meet someone with common
interests in a class, or at a church social, etc., depending, of course,
on why one is attending such activities.

>>  but it's great for relationships
>>  that evolve from friendships with people you already know.

>	Yes, but how many friends does the average person have?
>Relying on old friendships to grow into romantic attachments
>reduces the selection pool too much.  And risks destroying
>good friendships.
>	What should I do if none of my old friends is suitable
>to become a lover? Get new friends?  What if I'm already satified
>with the platonic friends I have now?

I think the original poster was mainly referring to introductions to
potential SOs thru friends you already have.

							Mike Sykora