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- From: loosemore-sandra@cs.yale.edu (Sandra Loosemore)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: SF ISO S*M
- Message-ID: <1h7ar2INNb65@FUNCTOR.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 15:05:06 GMT
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- In-reply-to: keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP's message of 21 Dec 92 23:13:10 GMT
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- keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard) writes:
-
- If you get a woman in her 30's who has been living on her own for a
- while, and who is independent, then you might as well forget her.
- She is used to doing what she wants when she wants, and she won't
- be interested in a man tying her down. Whereas, women in their
- 20's are usually more adventurous , and in the mood to try
- anything.
-
- Isn't this a bit of an overgeneralization? Speaking for myself, I was
- definitely *much* more focused about my goals in life and concerned
- about avoiding being "tied down" or having to compromise about what I
- wanted when I was in my 20's (and even as a teenager) than I am now.
- But after going through some more or less tramautic experiences around
- the time I left grad school I've become less self-absorbed, less
- concerned with fixed goals, and more willing to take things as they
- come. Oh yes, more cynical too. :-)
-
- They are definitely more appealing also, as their skin hasn't
- developed that "leathery feel" due to years of being in the sun.
-
- On the other hand, some of us haven't spent the past decade doing
- nothing but roasting in the sun.
-
- -Sandra the cynic
-