[geeks] Arranged marriages *subject bonk*
Joshua D Boyd
jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu
Wed Feb 13 18:33:33 CST 2002
On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 07:12:06PM -0500, Andrew Weiss wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Julius Sridhar wrote:
>
> > You are working under the assumption that there is force involved.
> >
> > Peace... Sridhar
>
> No more of the case of ... persons who are arranging suggest someone... I
> say no.... suggest a new candidate... still no good.... ad nauseum and
> before I know it I'm 80. HEH... not forced... but maybe those suggesting
> are no good at their jobs... then again... maybe they are great at their
> jobs. I've had my parents suggest people to date once or twice... they
> aren't good at it.
A lot less consideration is needed when only suggesting a date versus
recommending a marriage. Dates are permenant, and so such suggestions
can be tossed out with virtuall no consequences.
--
Joshua D. Boyd
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