Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!fortune!abs From: abs@fortune.UUCP (Andrea Salzman) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Asking men out Message-ID: <3935@fortune.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 22:50:04 EDT Article-I.D.: fortune.3935 Posted: Thu Aug 2 22:50:04 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 01:39:29 EDT Organization: Adrenalin Society Headquarters Lines: 23 I am quite surprised that Kenn Berry thinks that women asking men out is such a rare occurance. I ask men out frequently since doing activities with other people is so much fun. If I am interested in a man, I present myself friendly and casually with sincere interest. Everyone seems to like attention, and what better way to give someone attention than to spend time with them? I think the problem comes from expectations. If you ask someone out with the intention of starting a relationship with them, well jeez, no wonder there is so much room for let down. On the other hand, I have found that if I am sincere and happy and up, I can pretty much go out and have a fun time with the man that I want to get to know better. Sometimes he doesn't even know I am interested, so there is no way he would have made the first move. I'm not afraid of men. You know, everyone puts their shorts on one leg at a time, sort of thing. To me, asking a man out does not necessarily imply that I want to mess around. I don't go into asking a man out with the intention of starting some torrid affair. Now if something develops into one... :-) I go into it unexpectingly. No expectations, no let downs. Actually, what I want to know is, why don't people just go for the gusto? Take the risk, the reward is lots of fun. -- Andi ("girls just wanna have fun")