From: ap.4099@cupid.sai.com
Subject: Palo Alto: WM, 31, iso F
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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 12:06:13 GMT
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     ME: GUY SEEKING WOMAN

     SPECIFICS:
     I'm 31, professional, tobacco-free, non-religious (recovering
Catholic); 6'-0" first thing in the morning, and I weigh about 12 stone.
I'm white, got blue eyes behind specs; got dark brown hair only slightly
shot thru with silver.  I'm not as vain as that last clause might suggest.
I don't think anyone regards me as stylish.  Occasionally witty,
occasionally tongue-tied.  I have a phenomenally cool job.
     I have always been Unmarried; I have always been Monogamous (or, more
recently, nonogamous); I am now, and always have been, Unincarcerated.

     COLOR:
     What else can I tell you?  I like live music:  rock, sometimes folk,
sometimes jazz, over a somewhat eclectic range.  I like movies, especially
Western European and independent films.  I ride a bicycle during good
weather; I also enjoy hiking and can be talked into backpacking.  I read
more than a lot of people but less than I feel I ought.  I cook well, but
usually not fancy.  I don't eat much meat, nor own a tv, nor follow any
sports.  I prefer cats to dogs, wine to beer, small gatherings to parties,
Santa Cruz to Las Vegas.  I'm from New England originally.  I have dreams
and goals and doubts and fears; I have a fairly conventional array of
flaws, and unconventional taste in adventure.  There are at least three
interesting things about myself I haven't mentioned.

     YOU:  WOMAN SEEKING GUY
     First and foremost: no reply will go unanswered.  Feel free to send
mail, even if it's to lambaste me for my wish list below.

     SPECIFICS:
     OK: I'm looking for a woman to spend time with, so it would help if
you lived around here (Los Altos, CA, actually); you are at least 26,
and probably no older than 46; at least 5'6" tall, not much over 6'; and
reasonably slim (no paunch or rolls of fat, a waist that is obviously
narrower than the hips, that kind of thing).  You *don't* have to look like
a model.  Your race is about as important as the color of your hair, which
is to say: not at all.
     You do not smoke tobacco at all.  You do not do heroin, crack, or ice
at all.  You do not otherwise have a drug problem.  (And you don't need to
be convinced that alcohol is a drug.)
     You speak English fluently!  Accents are nice, tho; and if you speak
more than one language, I'm impressed (C and PASCAL don't count, tho).  You
don't have a voice that's nasal, whiny or shrill.
     You share at least a few of the interests mentioned above, and can
tolerate them all.

     GOALS:
     You want a man who's going to be around for a while, maybe a long
while.
     You have a strong sense of your own self, and are neither spineless
nor domineering.  You know how to balance tact with honesty.  You'll let me
know when I'm being a jerk; you'll do a reality check if I tell you you're
being a jerk.
     You have, or want, a vocation, preferably in something a little more
useful than the advertising industry.  You're a smart cookie.
     You might want marriage, or not.  You might also want (or have) a kid
or two, or not.
     You will surprise me many times as I get to know you, making me ever
more astonished that such a fine human being has entered my life.  (And I
hope I can return the favor.)  You have talents I couldn't possibly
foretell.
     If you play golf... well, I guess I can live with that.

     SEX:
     You enjoy sex, and expect your man to enjoy sex.  If the sex isn't
enjoyable, you'll talk about it, so we can make it work.  You'd be
uncomfortable if I got explicit here (and rightly so!), but you agree that
if it's not dirty, it's not being done right.  8^)  [That's a smile, not a
leer; but I didn't have to tell you that.]

  = = = = =

So, if you're thinking "Gosh, what's the catch?" now is the time to drop me
a note.  It doesn't have to be as long as this was, but the more I find
out, the more I can respond to.  Feel free to ask questions.  Don't feel
obligated to give me your name, phone #, or real email address.  I'm
looking forward to hearing from you!

               -- Mike

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