[Mulder]

I'm an engineer who knows from experience that it's one thing to converse in writing, when you have time to check your writing and reasoning; and quite another to do it face to face, with no breathing room.

I concur. I like to talk on the phone with a girl after a couple of emails, and then meet if the phone conversation goes okay.

I've gotten burned a couple of times where the girl really didn't want to take things to the next level (meeting), but simply wanted an intellectal whore. I've learned my lesson in that regard.

[ValerieUSA]

A girl who wanted an intellectual whore??
Yeah, right!
What on earth does that mean anyway?