Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-11 Thread Kevin Tarr
Just found a new company. Well, don't know how new they really are but I never heard of them. Very specific guidelines, scientific approach. May take an hour to fill out questionnaire. I do not agree with their assessment of me, makes me sound like a milksop, which I'm not. But some things are

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-11 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: Just found a new company. Well, don't know how new they really are but I never heard of them. Very specific guidelines, scientific approach. May take an hour to fill out questionnaire. I do not agree with their assessment of me, makes me sound like a milksop, which I'm not.

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-11 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 06:40 PM 2/11/2003 -0600, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: Just found a new company. Well, don't know how new they really are but I never heard of them. Very specific guidelines, scientific approach. May take an hour to fill out questionnaire. I do not agree with their assessment of me, makes

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-11 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: Damn you Julia! (Massively joking). I reexamined my profile and found it was mostly on. The two or three I don't like are more true than I want to admit. It really is a good profile. I'm just wondering what others think, if it matches their ideas of themselves. Maybe if I

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-09 Thread Ticia
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: 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

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-08 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
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 ',:)

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-06 Thread Ticia
Jon Gabriel wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jean-Louis Couturier At 23:31 2003-01-28 -0500, Damon wrote: I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer... Damon. Félicitations! Welcome to the club :

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-06 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 01:46 AM 2/6/2003 -0500, you wrote: Can I add some experience, which has nothing to do with dating but the process? I'm logged onto two internet sites. The one site is popular, but some of the things I want to limit, don't limit my search options. I have a number one criteria, which it

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-06 Thread Julia Thompson
Ticia wrote: 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

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-06 Thread Julia Thompson
Ticia wrote: May be due to what you write them. Do you come on too strong? Tell too much about yourself? (I once got this huge bio of a man who claimed it was for sifting purposes. Not one word about my profile or why he had chosen me to write to. And really, you don't want to know every

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-06 Thread Ticia
Julia Thompson wrote: Ticia wrote: 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

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-05 Thread Damon
Can I add some experience, which has nothing to do with dating but the process? I'm logged onto two internet sites. The one site is popular, but some of the things I want to limit, don't limit my search options. I have a number one criteria, which it does limit by, yet I've been contacted by

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/30/2003 12:25:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it might be Jo Anne or Zimmy. Jo Anne? I thought my wife was Ellen and we have been married for 33 years

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-31 Thread Julia
At 12:59 PM 1/30/2003 +, you wrote: From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:48:54 -0600 JJ wrote some stuff about being stalked in Puerto Rico, and at the end

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-31 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Julia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:24:02 -0600 At 12:59 PM 1/30/2003 +, you wrote: From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-31 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:24 PM 1/31/03 -0600, Julia wrote: I have a friend born in Puerto Rico and another who spent a lot of her growing-up years there. The second friend brought me back a pair of coqui earrings on one of her trips back when her parents were still living there. The card with the earrings say

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-31 Thread Kevin Tarr
Can I add some experience, which has nothing to do with dating but the process? I'm logged onto two internet sites. The one site is popular, but some of the things I want to limit, don't limit my search options. I have a number one criteria, which it does limit by, yet I've been contacted by

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jon Gabriel wrote: Please help the language-impoverished what does namoro mean? I'm guessing it's probably 'being in love'? It's the generic genderless term for boyfriendhood and girlfriendhood. I don't know an English translation GSV Refraining from Smart Ass Comments.

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:48:54 -0600 JJ wrote some stuff about being stalked in Puerto Rico, and at the end of the email: This mail sent through

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:24 AM Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Jon Gabriel wrote: Please help the language-impoverished what does namoro mean? I'm guessing it's

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
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Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
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Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 11:31 PM 1/28/2003 -0500 Damon wrote: I'd say John's figures are a little skewed IME. I used to do some net dating when I got tired of being desperately lonely. I'd say of all the contacts I made, perhaps 10% actually wrote back, I'm sure that this figure is highly dependent upon how

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread William T Goodall
on 28/1/03 9:10 pm, Alberto Monteiro at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I teach a Computer Science course, and I'm asking my students to research on the topic of The Pros and Cons of Online Dating. You mean, pros are the professionals, and cons are the convicts? LOL! I think that about sums

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
At 23:31 2003-01-28 -0500, Damon wrote: Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds (one claimed she had sex with 30+ guys by our second date) I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer... Damon. Félicitations! Welcome to the club :

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Reggie Bautista
Damon wrote: Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds (one claimed she had sex with 30+ guys by our second date) I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer... Congratulations, and best of luck. Reggie Bautista 3 1/2 years of

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jean-Louis Couturier Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... At 23:31 2003-01-28 -0500, Damon wrote: Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Damon wrote: Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds (one claimed she had sex with 30+ guys by our

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Reggie Bautista wrote: 3 1/2 years of marriage as of next week, and counting... :-) Teenager :-) Alberto Monteiro, _14_ years of marriage and 18 years of namoro a few days ago ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread jjoc
Quoting Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Julia who's never done online dating and not terribly likely to any time in the future, because hey, she found the love of her life in the co-ed college dorm and spent an awful lot of time in his room initially to get away from a somewhat

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Jon Gabriel
, January 29, 2003 5:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Reggie Bautista wrote: 3 1/2 years of marriage as of next week, and counting... :-) Teenager :-) Alberto Monteiro, _14_ years of marriage and 18 years of namoro a few days ago

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Reggie Bautista
JJ wrote some stuff about being stalked in Puerto Rico, and at the end of the email: This mail sent through : http://webmail.coqui.net :-) Coqui as in the coqui frog? What a great name for a server! I come from a traditional Mexican Roman Catholic family, and one of my sisters was a Sister

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 09:56 PM 1/28/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote: Why don't you order chicken wings on a date? Not something I would do anyway (not that fond of wings, but will assist in ordering eating if enough other people at the table want them). Well, for one they are ridiculously unhealthy - and

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-29 Thread Doug Pensinger
Dan Minette wrote: I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it might be Jo Anne or Zimmy. Teri and I have been married just under 25 years. 25 years yesterday. 8^) Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread jjoc
Hi, gang!! Given the mixed nature of the topics in this List, and the possible cumulative knowledge of the members of this list, I thought I'd like to start the following thread... ;-) I teach a Computer Science course, and I'm asking my students to research on the topic of The Pros and Cons

RE: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Jon Gabriel
/match_made_in_heaven_match_made_in_hell/ Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 4:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: We Want Your Online Dating Stories... Hi, gang!! Given the mixed nature

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Richard Baker
JJ said: * Did you found the love of your life online? Or.. * Do you have an online dating horror story you wish to share? Salon.com have been running several stories like this every week in their Match Made in Heaven, Match Made in Hell series on online dating:

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Reggie Bautista
JJ wrote: I teach a Computer Science course, and I'm asking my students to research on the topic of The Pros and Cons of Online Dating. [snip] * Have you heard a story and you think it's relevant? Then, by all mean, sound off. I had a friend in college who was dating a guy online. She

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread jjoc
Quoting Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED]: JJ said: * Did you found the love of your life online? Or.. * Do you have an online dating horror story you wish to share? Salon.com have been running several stories like this every week in their Match Made in Heaven, Match Made in Hell

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Alberto Monteiro
I teach a Computer Science course, and I'm asking my students to research on the topic of The Pros and Cons of Online Dating. You mean, pros are the professionals, and cons are the convicts? Alberto Monteiro ___

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: I teach a Computer Science course, and I'm asking my students to research on the topic of The Pros and Cons of Online Dating. You mean, pros are the professionals, and cons are the convicts? That's an amusing way of looking at it. I'm sure he meant reasons for

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 01:31 PM 1/28/2003 +0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Did you found the love of your life online? Or.. Since I'm single, I guess that that's a No. * Do you have an online dating horror story you wish to share? Met a girl OnLine in real life after only a few letters and one phone call. We

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Julia Thompson
John D. Giorgis wrote: At 01:31 PM 1/28/2003 +0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Did you found the love of your life online? Or.. Since I'm single, I guess that that's a No. * Do you have an online dating horror story you wish to share? Met a girl OnLine in real life after only a few

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Damon
I'd say John's figures are a little skewed IME. I used to do some net dating when I got tired of being desperately lonely. I'd say of all the contacts I made, perhaps 10% actually wrote back, and about half to a quarter were interested enough to date. One thing to keep in mind is that pictures

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-01-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
Damon wrote: Thankfully, after dozens of dates and other duds (one claimed she had sex with 30+ guys by our second date) I finally met someone I fell in love with. We're looking to get married sometime this summer... Very cool, congratulations Damon, and best of luck! GSV Happily Ever