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From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Falling for Wrong Women or Men
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Date: Fri, 28-Feb-86 03:27:04 EST
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> From: micci@nvuxg.UUCP (D M Dennee)

>> what signals can we use to tell you we're interested?
> Instead of directly asking for a date, hint around. ("Wow...you
> like funny movies, too?  We should go see one together sometime...")
> This shows your interested but isn't putting the "askee" on the
> spot.

I've done this on the last few dates I've been on, and it has been
somewhat successful.  It's almost as if I'm not really asking someone
out on a date, but just casually saying "let's do something like go
roller skating or sightseeing".

I suppose this relieves the askee from having to explicitly reject
someone.  It also relieves the asker from having to feel rejected, since
the asking was casual.  However, it still seems like playing games to
me, because the people involved are pretending not to feel rejected if
they are. 
-- 
It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from goin' under.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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