My profile. Comments welcome.

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Registered: 02-19-2004
My profile. Comments welcome.
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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 12:09pm
"I am a hard working mom with a good career and a bright future. My glass is more than half full. I’m down to earth, sensitive, caring and giving. I am looking for someone who has the same values as me, but not always the same opinions. I am petite, nice and have a friendly smile. People say I am cute but you’ll have to judge that for yourself. In addition to reading and exercising, my favorite activities include cuddling and kissing. It would be nice to find someone I could share my life and my heart with, but I plan on enjoying my life and maybe meeting some good friends along the way regardless of what my future holds."

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:02pm

LOL, sorry Ive lost the whole thread of the discussion.
Yes you are right. I would look at his profile too but his email will get a reply from me even if its just for a one time only reply, barring anything really bad on his profile.

I am loath to pass up a really intellectual encounter thats just me.

dont forget that the email was being judged on its merit since there was no profile anywhere in sight. moreover I was of the impression that you did not like the reply because you felt it sounded a bit contrived or something to that effect and that the fact that he went to research the fossil fuel thing just for you was a bit too much.
whilst the way I saw it was that he was knowledgeable about fossil fuel and when he came accross a person who had just finished a book on it he was enthusiastic about discussing it. with that person.

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:06pm

I was being honest how I felt about the email, that is just the way it struck me.

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:17pm
Well I guess the saying "one man's meat....... applies on this occassion LOL.
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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:21pm

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:30pm
Sorry, I am not posting from the US. its way past my bedtime I am so sleepy I am unable to follow the thread. please forgive me if I am not making any sense, I will delete the post after you have read it since its so off topic.
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Registered: 07-03-2004
Mon, 10-03-2005 - 3:47pm

Don't delete a word! I agreed with everything you said! :)

I initially posted to tell Hal that IMHO many women would appreciate the trouble he went to in his email. Of course his profile contents are important. However, I would still have replied to let him know I appreciated the effort.

I get so tired of emails that sound cut-and-pasted, self-centered, and that could be sent to anyone. I found his email refreshing, that's all.

He should continue doing what he is doing until he finds an intelligent, low-maintenance and appreciative woman.

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 4:05pm
So, are you saying that someone who (as I did) found his email to be a little too..I don't know...serious and/or self-conscious maybe for an introductory email, *isn't* intelligent, low-maintenance and/or appreciative? Speaking only for myself ;-), I don't think that conclusion is warranted! All it means is that I would be thinking maybe we wouldn't be a good fit, it doesn't mean I'm not any or all of those things!

Sheri
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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 4:16pm

It isn't at all that I find his email a turnoff, or that I'm high maintenance or unappreciative.

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Mon, 10-03-2005 - 4:25pm

As I said, I found his email to be refreshing and deserving of a courteous reply. Since I dig intelligence, am low maintenance and appreciative of efforts made on my behalf, I generalized that other women like me would think the same. I gave no thought to the opposite side of this coin.

amjay

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Registered: 05-31-2005
Mon, 10-03-2005 - 8:08pm

Seems like you're getting a lot of posts that are not in agreement... :o)


I'll give you my thoughts, if you'd like. I do want an intelligent man who can hold a conversation and who can also just "chill." I want a guy I find attractive, not necessarily an Adonis. I think I'd prefer a Zeus or a Hermes, much more sexy to me... LOL


As for your email, the way I took it (and this does not mean that you meant it that way or that I'm right) but I took it as it was forced. I think I would have preferred a mention of what I read and then some more loose conversation about why you think we'd be a good match... The email felt more like the thesis to a paper as opposed to an introductory email.


Hal, this is only my 2 cents... Again, some women here would LOVE to get an email like that. I think it all depends on the women you want to attract.


Hope this helps. If it doesn't, then it will self-destruct. *wink*