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From: bithead@ihlpf.UUCP (bithead)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Riding as a Way to meet Women
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Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 13:27:55 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  4 13:27:55 1985
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>>      I've found one enormously successful way of meeting many women.
>>Get a horse.  Far more women ride than men; the ratio at most barns is
>>about 5 to 1.  And they are generally good-looking, young, healthy, and in
>>good shape.  Women used to bossing thousand pound animals around are
>>spirited enough to be interesting, too.
>>
>> There are a few disadvantages.  You have to learn to ride.  This is
>>	(A whole list of generally negative things about horses)
>>
>>					John Nagle
>
>I've ridden for more than five years and have similar observations about
>the ratio of females to males. Most of the females are in the range of ten
>years old to about mid-teens. At about 15-16, most of the girls discover boys
>and forget about horses. The ones who keep with it after that cover the same
>range of appearance, temperment, spirit, and personality as the population 
>as a whole. Sorry, but generalizations about riders are no more valid than
>generalizations about anyone else.

I've often wondered why so many women have this fascination with the
equine(?) species. The answer is probably Freudian. A man may say
"no!" but the horse won't (with the possible exception of Mr. Ed).
Generalizations be that as they may, are a neccesary means of simplifying
the complexities of our day to day existence.

>
>Discussion
>about
>horses
>
>However, it's dumb to do something you don't like just to meet girls/women.

Whoever suggested doing something "you don't like" ? My suggestion in
a previous posting was to try something new! 

>If you don't like horses FOR THEMSELVES and the girl/woman you want to get
>to know does, you have no chance for a successful relationship. You have to
>do things YOU like to do and get to know the women who like the same things.

How do you know what "YOU like" unless you've tried it? The point I was
trying to make, is that there are merits in trying new things whether or
not the motive involves women. The opposite sex is not the entire
spectrum of life, it is a part of it! By the way, many succesful
relationships are complementary in nature (where the partners share
their differences much to the enjoyment of all).
 
>I started to ride because I've always liked horses and love being outside.
>I like that fact that there are so many women in it, but if 90% of all riders
>were Serbo-Croatian refugees over 65, I'd still do it.
>
>This discussion doesn't belong in net.singles any more. If you want to 
>continue it, let's move it to net.rec or do it by mail.

Which "discussion doesn't belong in net.singles any more"? If you're
referring to horses I wholeheartedly agree. The topics of dating
services and meeting women certainly do belong in net.singles!

>
>					Carl Deitrick
>					ihnp4!iham1!cbd
>

             Adios sportsfans,

                               The bithead ( ihnp4!ihlpf!bithead )

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