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- From: earhard@ug.cs.dal.ca (Mark Earhard)
- Subject: Re: Females have it easy!
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- Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- References: <oneil.724571180@cwis> <1992Dec19.231742.27850@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:17:09 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec19.231742.27850@nmsu.edu> dtasman@NMSU.edu (Dan Tasman) writes:
- >I've been lurking for too long ....
-
- Oh oh... :) Then again, so have I...
- >: oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil) writes:
- >> JoeMan@ (Joe Tooman) writes:
- >
- >> Not to bitch or anything, but it seems to me that the female does not have
- >> any problem finding a guy anytime she feels like she wants a relationship.
- >
- >: Funny. I thought it was the other way around. Yes, I *have* had my share
- >: of boyfriends in my quarter of a century, but to be honest, the vast majority
- >: were during the high school years. I really didn't date much in college. I
- >: didn't date during my freshman, sophomore, or junior year. It wasn't until
- >: I was a senior that I began to date someone seriously.
-
- Well, I haven't had my share of girlfriends (about 4) in my quarter of a
- century, because I didn't date in highschool or until late into university,
- though I have dated quite a few poeple. I'd have to agree with Sharon that
- it's a man's world when it comes to dating. There seems to be a fundamental
- problem with a lot of people's perception of how this "dating" thing works-
- Both sides have limited power, but my opinion is that the guys have the
- odds. For example:
-
- Him: I like her, I think I'll ask her out.
- Her: I don't really like him, so I think I'll refuse
-
- Ok, this ends up on her side, BUT...
-
- Him: I like her, I think I'll ask her out.
- Her: He seems nice, I think I'll say yes.
-
- (they go out and have a reasonable time)
-
- Him: I don't really think I want to start something with her
- Her: I wish he'd call back...
-
- I would *MUCH* rather be on the aggressive side of the argument- ie it's
- my option to ask/not ask, call/call back.
-
- For example- I went out with this quite nice woman a couple of months
- ago, but she really just wasn't what I was looking for in an SO, so
- I let things peter off. I know for a fact that it ended up with
- her waiting to see if I'd call again.
-
- The option to do something is IMHO *FAR* more valuble than sitting
- by the phone waiting for something to happen.
-
- I think women have a lot more at risk by being agressive than guys. some
- guys just don't like women asking them out (I love it, and have never
- refused a woman's invitation)- they don't have the controll over the
- situation they feel they need.
-
- >Sorry, Sharon. I've heard both men and women say it, and with personal
- >experience it's true. The woman chooses who she wants to go out with. The man
- >chooses who is going to reject him.
-
- Sorry, I'd say it's a woman who has to make herself charming/available/
- desirable enough for the guy to call back. If she's not attracted to
- him, well, hell, what can you do? Guys have the power of action or
- inaction!
-
- As for phone numbers, while you're sitting on your duff waiting for someone
- to ask you for yours, how many are you giving out?
-
- You get as much out of life as you put into it.
-
- Marcus.
- --
- __
- Mark Earhard - earhard@ug.cs.dal.ca - 05marcus@ac.dal.ca
- Reclaimer: GIVE ME THAT BACK THIS INSTANT! BRING THE NOISE!
-