Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Fortune) 6/7/84; site rhino.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!fortune!foros1!rhino!marcum From: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: "forward women" Message-ID: <184@rhino.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 20:25:30 EDT Article-I.D.: rhino.184 Posted: Fri Aug 3 20:25:30 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Aug-84 06:12:32 EDT References: <441@ames.UUCP>, <1260@nsc.UUCP> <2942@alice.UUCP> Organization: The Fortune Jungle Lines: 24 alice!jf states, regarding women asking out men: case 1: the guy already likes you. then 9 times out of 10, he'll call you. so there's no need for you to call him. case 2: he doesn't like you. then he's going to reject you when you call, and we all know that's a drag. case 3: he's undecided. then 9 times out of 10 your calling him is going to put him off, not make him interested. From the male end of the stick, I might say the same things, with appropriate gender swaps. In general, it sure is comforting to know that at least some of the feelings one has are duplicated in the other person. I do, however, agree with Andi Salzman regarding asking anyway. Many people view not trying as equivalent to not failing. However, if you're looking at SUCCEEDING rather than at NOT FAILING, the only way to succeed is to try. -- Alan M. Marcum Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California ...!{ihnp4, ucbvax!amd, hpda, sri-unix, harpo}!fortune!rhino!marcum