Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Jean-Louis CouturierAt 23:31 2003-01-28 -0500, Damon wrote:
>
Us too! Around valentine's it'll be 9 months, and we couldn't be happier either. :))Hey! Congratulations Damon!!!!I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer...
Damon.
F�licitations! Welcome to the club : we're having a blast.Jean-Louis
Welcome to the Fellowship of the Ring. :) Been married 10 months and couldn't be happier.
:-)
Jon
What distinguished my man from others was his non-flirty approach, he was genuinely interested in me and shared stories of his family, his background, etc. We started out as friends and once we met offline had so much fun together we ended up falling in love anyway. And ironically his approach seemed to work in the write-back stakes, he got a 90% response whereas others on the same site complained of barely getting 5%. But there's something to be said for the flirty approach as well. It can get very interesting. ;)
I actually have quite a bit of experience with online dating, just not much time to write it all up for you right now. The key is to be discerning, always remain friendly/ polite, and *persevere*. See the form-posting and online sifting procedures as just another way of separating corn from the flour (is that the expression?), to get to that starting point of seeing whether you get along mentally and physically (= attraction).
Most couples (on of offline) form on the basis of two items: attraction and availability. So there's nothing wrong with starting with your basics all matched up: availability, location, height, equal attraction level (looks and earnings), religion, procreational wishes, smoking/ drinking, and family background. You'll have a way higher chance of hitting your jackpot than approaching a random stranger on the street/ at a bar/ party/ whatever.
And if you subscribe to a serious e-dating agency, filled with people genuinely looking for a life partner, then the positive intent and attitude will be there, as well. You have to remain careful fo course, but you won't likely be stuck with a rebound / unready/ emotionally screwed up lover. And you'll have pre-selected all the issues that seem important to you, and if you're wise also a location near you. LDR's (long distance relationships) are *very* hard to maintain. If at all possible, avoid them. There's plenty of fish in the sea near you. :)
On a final note, one of my closest, highly specific and discerning friends finally went looking online last fall, and after only 10 minutes at a christian dating site she found her man (who ironically is someone I knew through work). They're getting married next month!
Ticia ',:)
----------
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
_______________________________________________
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
