Posted on 09/17/2005 6:59:48 AM PDT by teldon30
Dear Amy: I'd like to be in a relationship again, but I never even get asked out (unless you count frisky 85-year-olds and drunks at the corner bar). I'm a 32-year-old woman who's happy, sociable, and attractive. (I paid for college by modeling and continue to take care of myself.) I'm second-in-command at a big company, financially secure, and own a beautiful home. How can I meet men in general, and more specifically, men I'd actually want to date?
Deluxe Chopped Liver
Dear Deluxe: To scare away vampires, it takes garlic and crosses, which make ugly bulges in sleek, satin evening bags. Luckily, all you have to do to scare away men is pull out a business card that says ''senior vice president.''
''Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac,'' said Henry Kissinger. Sure it is — unless you're a woman. Research by Stephanie L. Brown and Brian P. Lewis, published in Evolution and Human Behavior (Nov. '04), seems to confirm what many lonely women at the top already know: When guys go for the woman in the boardroom, it isn't the woman running the meeting but the secretary who wheeled in the coffee and croissants before it started.
Sure, plenty of men will scamper up the corporate ladder for a one-night stand. But, according to Brown and Lewis' study, men looking for dates or relationships tend to prefer their subordinates to their colleagues or bosses. The researchers hypothesize that men evolved to want women they can control as a means of guarding against ''parental uncertainty'' — unwittingly raising kids fathered by the Neanderthal next door as their own. Brown and Lewis think this may also explain why men are suckers for ''behavioral expressions of vulnerability'' — women who act like they might not be able to make it across the street
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I believe you meant moot; but that just indicates you're not a lawyer, so finding and keeping a man is probably not a problem for you.
"Successful" women are bossy and pushy given every opportunity, and making generalizations is not fault; it is born of experience, and a valuable tool for any rational educated adult.
It's just that I don't know how girls would react to a snootfull of Right Guard.
Unless it was a blind date, which is a whole other thread, I would question his choice of date in the first place. No man finds himself in that position by accident.
The best thing I've found was the old WW II. "jungle juice"
which was 100% DEET. Hard to find now even in army surplus
places. Now I use something called "Arthropod Repellent"
that works pretty good and has no discernable smell.
Tried the skinsosoft fishing out of Venice La. and it sort of worked but not as good as the AR.
It sure was funny, during the day not a mosquito to be found
after dark they would eat you alive!
We always tried to come back early so we could clean our fish in daylight!
Sure got hammered by Katrina, it was a fisherman's paradise
We always stayed on the floating bunk houses, it was then
$45 a day and that included breakfast and dinner, with the boat tied up along side!
Huge Reds,Kings, Tuna, Cobia even marlin within ten miles of shore.
Hope to go back someday.
You can't be serious!
No its an art :>)
However if a single woman sees a ring on your finger denotating that you are married and if she then chooses to "flirt" with you, than I put that in the sin category
In these days of AIDS and antibiotic-resistant STD's, a rational man would run away quickly from such a walking petri dish
I think they would react alot better to a "snootfull" of Right Guard than they would a "snootfull" of B.O.!! *chuckle* Ick....grossed me again!
Needs a black band.
"Prejudice" is the honor common sense pays to experience.
Which means that every detail about you will be discussed and examined by every woman your girlfriend knows. Which is a good reason to not date women at work or belonging to any organization you want to stay with long term.
In my case, it means I don't tell my wife anything I don't want her gossiping with her friends about
I probably need some jungle juice.
I'm telling you those skeeters love me, as well as ticks, fleas, and every other bug out there.
I have some personal opinions about how to deter them, and all I can say is now I COVER the eatable parts of me.
It can get some uncomfortable when you are fishing in the full sun, under certain circumstances.
Okay, show me a bug repellant that actually works and I'll help you market it.
Wisdom!
Loosen up a little bit; it is not about to snatch a married man from his wife...it is more... like to acknowledge the fact that "she" is still attractable to an even married man.
MO mind you!
You're a blonde, aren't you?
1st off dump the stupid magazine column help me garbage letters, in fact dump the whole magazine.
2nd Get out of the office and go do something someplace you've never been before and meet people.
3rd Forget the internet dating BS.
Reboot to #1 and repeat.
Well, the ONLY one on that list, I qualify for is "mother as roommate". And, that was out of choice. My mother used to live in an apartment, and my sister and me had our apartment. We ALL hated apartment life. SO, in '96, we all decided to purchase a house together, and move BACK in together. Me and my mother OWN the house. SO, it is NOT like I am "living off of my mother". It just works out that way, best, for the 3 of us, at the moment.
My hope is, that, soon, my mother can retire, and then I can support HER.
And, BTW-- I am a a happy owner(most of the tme, anyway, sometimes he can be a pain, when he throws his tantrums) of a big cat, named Tiki.
I'm saving this one.
It is a concise response to the common abuse of a useful word.
Thank you.
No, you little smartass.
I happen to be a redheaded mean-assed women.
So, what is your point there?
You need to get a life.
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