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    A Nancy Drew movie?

    I saw this movie last night. Great clothes, cute girl and father and boyfriend, nice scenery. But they used every cliche known to mysteries, except for "the butler did it." And of course you have to suspend quite a bit of disbelief. Yet I still enjoyed it. Among movies full of neurotics and...
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    SWING DANCING dvds?

    Ladies, you should tell someone in charge about these creeps. The teachers or club owners, whose income depends on customers, most likely want to know if someone is driving people away.
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    Thank you. I was thinking the same thing about you.
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    A damsel in distress may be tempting. But keep in mind that a knight in shining armour has castle, a fortune and an army of servants to keep her happy. I used to volunteer, for my rose society, to help people pick out a suitable rose while they were shopping at a nursery. People would tell me...
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    My sister was married five times to four different men. She complained that husband #2 was "too good to [her]" and she ran around on him. She was always badmouthing husband #4/#5--the same man who took care of her during some serious illnesses. He deserved a medal, not her. Yes, my sister...
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    The Vintage Suitor

    It's been my experience that people see it differently once they break up. I don't want to make anyone feel used. Besides, I couldn't, in good conscience, let someone work for me like a fiend without something in return. If someone (boyfriend or otherwise) wants to be caring, they can write a...
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    The Vintage Suitor

    I'd tell him no thanks. (Now, something like picking up a prescription if I were sick would be a nice favor.) My objections to this practice: If you are used to hiring this stuff done, I think it would make your sweetie seem like the hired help. If I let someone mow the lawn, change...
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    The Vintage Suitor

    Isn't that what hired help is for? I can't even see offering. When my lawn needs mowed, I pay a kid to mow it. When the sink is clogged, I call a plumber. When my house is dirty, I...clean it myself. I'd expect a boyfriend to have the same M.O.
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    The Vintage Suitor

    Going beyond the first date, I've heard of a lot of girls (or women) cleaning their boyfriend's apartment. Say what? :confused:
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    The Vintage Suitor

    Haven't been on a date in a long time, but how about a guy who does the work? I mean he asks the girl out, plans the evening, makes some light conversation, and does his best to entertain her? There have been a few guys who seemed to like me, but they wouldn't make a move. I've known men to say...
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    Overused plot themes, scenes, character types in fiction?

    An authoritarian figure might be refreshing--too many adults now want to be kids' friends. In the story of Naya Nuki, a Shoshone girl who was taken as a slave during a raid, she was driven to cross what is now North Dakota and Montana in the winter, by herself, because she missed her family.
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    Overused plot themes, scenes, character types in fiction?

    David Duchovny once said about sex scenes in movies, "What do you learn about two characters from watching them have sex?" Similarly, in some bad novels, the protagonist--again, an average Joe--gets a drop-dead gorgeous woman into bed after he's known her for, oh, two hours. What's wrong with...
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    SWING DANCING dvds?

    Check out the thread "Learning to Dance" in the Golden Era forum. It has some recommended videos and DVDs for learning lindy hop. But by "swing," I assume you mean "East coast" or "jitterbug." That's easy enough to learn. Lindy, on the other hand, seems to take people months or years to...
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    A coworker of mine, who deals with a lot of divorce cases, knew a married couple who got sick of living with each other and just moved into separate houses instead of getting a divorce. He says they get along OK now.
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    Do You Ever Get Tired of Compliments?

    All of these "you'd be so pretty if..." statements call for the answer, "I'm sure you mean well." Or "How kind of you to say so." Not "You'd be so nice if you stopped being a critic." Or "You're pretty--why don't you act pretty?" ...unless you can say it without cattiness. And good for...
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    :( The ladies of the FL stand ready to help!
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    How long have you been married? (I couldn't resist.:) )
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    My Search for a Mate is Confined to my Sock Drawer

    And then there's the line: you'll find someone when you're not looking! I've been "not looking" for years. I guess it's just as well that I'm single. I can't think of anyone I've ever known that I wish I were married to now. I trust my brother and mom when they say that I'm better off...
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    New Money

    Banks used to print their own notes. Based on the quality of the bank, these notes would be discounted by consumers. When I first saw the title of the thread, I thought it was referring to arrivistes.
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    Clothing/attire tips for short men

    I'm 5'-4" and cute and look younger than I am. Yes, you have to be feisty not to be run over. Or you can do the Columbo thing and let people underestimate you at first--and then catch them off their guard.

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