esk@wucs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) (10/26/84)
[] > Come on! There's a familiar way young women in their teens > act toward guys: it's called "playing hard to get". One essentially > acts as if one doesn't want to make the acquaintance of the guy one > really wants to meet, and it is calculated that such actions are supposed > to act as some sort of "test" or "encouragement" for the guy to actually > overcome the lady's reticence. > Gerald Owens > Owens@Gatech Come on yourself! There's a simple solution -- it requires a certain amount of cooperation among men. Namely, take the first "no" for a final answer. This will make "playing hard to get" an unsuccesful strategy; eventually, it will not be tried. Then we will all be better off. Whaddayasay -- deal? Another humane solution from --Paul V Torek, ihnp4!wucs!wucec1!pvt1047 Please send any mail directly to this address, not the sender's. Thanks.
jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) (10/29/84)
> [Paul V Torek, ihnp4!wucs!wucec1!pvt1047] > Come on yourself! There's a simple solution -- it requires a certain > amount of cooperation among men. Namely, take the first "no" for a final > answer. This will make "playing hard to get" an unsuccesful strategy; > eventually, it will not be tried. Then we will all be better off. I think I see what Paul means here, but I doubt the solidarity among a bunch of otherwise-unorganized men will be that strong. Most likely result, if you implement the strategy as an individual, is that other men get all the women. This is no noticeable change from the way things are right now. "Sure the game is crooked, but it is the only game in town." -- Dr Memory ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!jdb