Cinthia!!
Thanks so much for backing me up on that!! I do hope our younger members are
learning a lesson now before they find out the hard way.
thanks a million for your well written message.
Ann-Marie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ann-Marie L. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: Caution with GML members,,, it's your safety I'm talking
about,,
> 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
>
>
