ifignow wrote:

> "Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:3FEC3C66.96E1EB5D@yahoo.co.jp...
> > > What if I have met plenty of strangers in the USA before, and succeeded
> in
> > > creating relationships?
> > That's good for you, and I will admit to surprise that net meetings can
> produce
> > such good results. Just last night I was reading the Onion....
>
> It's soooo easy to spot liars on the net.  I've read books on police
> interviewing techniques, ways to spot liars.  When someone tells me they are
> a "doctor", I ask them questions about physiology to see if they are real.
> I've caught lots of liars that way.  To the contrary, I find the net a very
> useful place to discover people's true intentions.  When I meet the right
> person on the net, I've found that I can attain a deeper level of trust than
> is possible in the shallow settings of bars, churches, or even any kind of
> physical reality.  I can set very high standards to meet exactly who I am
> looking for.  I haven't been disappointed with anyone I've met from the net,
> because I know exactly who they are before I meet them.

Then why don't you have luck in Japan? Even Yahoo! Japan and the Mainichi
newspaper have personal sections, and people there are quite openly looking for
something.

> > But you say you are only here for less than three more weeks, you seem to
> hate
> > the place, and you do not like what you see in entertainment districts or
> bars.
> > Nor do you want be cut loose on your family friends or acquaintances.
> > Just what are you looking for?
>
> I guess this is the only situation in which I've had to meet new people
> through non-internet methods.  I've been looking for ways in which
> non-internet methods are better,

Finding my wife was better because we had met and started finding out about
each other before we had any intentions of romance or even friendship. My first
impression upon seeing her was "big lady" (she's taller than I am) and did not
seriously talk to her or ask her on a date (as a joke, originally) until about
four months later.

> but so far haven't found any.  How can
> people possibly accomplish anything?

The old fashioned way, which is how people did it before going online. I would
never have found my wife online or cruising in a bar. I found her in cooking
class at town hall.

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