Kudos to you Ann-Marie!!
I do remember the posting. And, to be frank, I found it much too full of
sap! It didn't ring true. I to am older than most of the female GLM'ers.
Perhaps I'm a little jaded, but while it is a very sad thing to lose a
companion, this posting got rather deep and thick.
For the younger gals on the list, men who are looking for "illicit"
companionship will often play the SYMPATHY card, and they play it hard!
Don't take the bait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He'll moan about how sad, lonely, hurt,
depressed, or empty he is. It might be true, but the next talk track will be
to tell you how much you have helped, or have helped him, how he couldn't
have made it without you. And on, and on, and on...................... It is
a lie.
Please do not reply to male, or maybe even female, strangers on the internet
who ask you to be their "SPECIAL" friend or companion. Their last move will
be to ask, demand, coerce a face to face meeting.
Never, NEver, NEVer, NEVEr, NEVER meet an internet acquaintance. IF someone
wants to meet you, TELL THEM NOOOOOO!!!!! Then, show your parents the
e-mail(s). There are laws against people who behave like this. It is also ok
to talk to the police if someone on the internet, or snail mail, starts to
pressure you into meeting them.
Be careful, it's not just your safety at risk, but also your lives.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann-Marie L. Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 4:32 PM
Subject: Caution with GML members,,, it's your safety I'm talking about,,
>Over the weekend a GML man posted about his distress over the death of his
>gerbil. Several of us
>emailed him to offer immediate support.
>
>On Monday I received an email from him that was far too personal. It
>asked if I would like to be his special friend. I didn't sense any grief
>from him about his gerbil.
>
>I looked at his webpage, which is just an advertisement of himself in
>order to meet women. I decided I do not want to be his special friend.
>He might be perfectly legitimate and a very sensitive soul, but at this
time
>I am not convinced.
>
>Some of you that were subscribed last February may remember a post from a
>man that was looking for women companionship. Ring any bells yet?? As a
>matter of fact,, his message to the GML back in February has pretty much
the
>same wording as his webpage. Sounds like someone trolling for young woman
to
>me.
>
>I do hope everyone listens,, I'm a bit older than many of the GML female
>members, I wouldn't want any of you to be lured into something that isn't
>right. Don't be fooled,, there is nothing wrong with be cautious,,
>remember,, I am talking about your safety which is more important than
>anyone you meet on the internet.
>Please be careful out there.
>
>
>Ann-Marie
