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Re: Blind Date
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lugnet.people
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 18:11:57 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Tim Courtney writes:
> At 10:05 AM 12/20/1999 , Allan J Smith wrote:
> > Here's an experience from a blind date with a 41 year old blue eyed blonde ;)
> >
> > Quote from general email to her friends (including me?) after date:
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> > "Well I met the guy he was 43 going on 13. I was the first gal he had met
> > thru the nz dating. He was pleasant enough but not the guy for me. Hes
> > very much into lego so much he displays it over the country and his
> > number plate on his car reads I LUV LGO. Never mind there are others to
> > chose from including the ones on ICQ."
> >
> > I think she picked up on my love of LEGO pretty well,
> > plus I now have an inner age for the LUGNet/RTL roll call :)
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> Haha :)
[aside-- everyone seems to remember playing with lego around 12... most of the
roll call inner child ages are like 10-14... am I a freak for putting 8.5?]
> > I did not mention LEGO in previous correspondence's until
> > arranging to meet at the restaurant car park, when I said my car is the
> > one with plates "I (heart symbol) LEGO". During the 2 hour lunch date
> > I only really mentioned LEGO for about 5 minutes. We spent most time
> > talking about ex's, family, dating, other interests, etc.
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> Than that's a surprise that she took the Lego thing so majorly [1] and
> based her decisions off that.
Actually, yeah! I'd guess that women would be more attracted to my love of Lego
than my other interests... other SO's I've had never could get into computer
programming and Star Wars... they think those things are boring as all get-out.
(Although many women do like SW... and precious few like computers) But Lego
they can appreciate. If I build something cool out of Lego, it's more like art
than a toy. And if I build something ugly... well, then it's just modern art!
Anyway, I think addiction to Lego is quite a redeeming quality. It shows
dedication to something (even if it is to a product), self confidence (unless
you're a closet AFOL... it takes some self-respect and courage to admit your
Lego addiction to strangers), and creativity... not to mention playfulness...
all of which I'd say are good qualities...
> > The moral of the story is to start the dating correspondence with
> > "My name is Allan and I'm an AFOL (1) :)". That should lower the
> > shock value and help find someone who appreciates a collector
> > and creative person.
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> Well, 99% of my friends know I'm an AFOL, and they're ok with it. Girls I
> go out with know that too. Yeah some people tease me for it, some get me
> small Lego sets, and even though its considered 'not the norm,' I'm ok. In
> short, I'm not ashamed to wear it on my shoulder, and I'm respected for it.
Yep... my gf has absoloutly no problem with my AFOL-ness. Although she's not
particularly enthused with my spending habits on it!
DaveE
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| (...) Haha :) (...) Than that's a surprise that she took the Lego thing so majorly [1] and based her decisions off that. (...) Well, 99% of my friends know I'm an AFOL, and they're ok with it. Girls I go out with know that too. Yeah some people (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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