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G-Benz · #22 10-30-2002, 10:18 AM

Ironically, I believed that much of what a woman desired in a man was the ability to provide them with material comfort...that is somewhat true to a fundamental perspective.

I translated that into thinking that having a nice car would be the best impression one could make in that area. But during my eligible dating years, I was too busy struggling with a budding IS career and graduate college studies. Money was tight, and to add on that, I was driving a pea green 4-door 73 Chevy Malibu as a daily driver, while pouring as much money as I could secretly rebuilding my old VW to a show car.

Needless to say, I didn't attract any women during that period. Although, looking back, the problem was I was pursuing the WRONG women. The right type of woman would have seen through that muck and realized what that I would have made a really good mate!

When things got better, I finally bought my first new car at 30...a fully-loaded 1990 Mazda MX-6. I did everything to make it a babe magnet...custom red paint job, rims, thumpin' stereo, car phone (remember those?), etc. etc.

The woman that eventually WAS attracted to me (my wife of course) was totally ignorant about cars, so the whole car thing became a moot issue!

The best part about being married now, is that I don't spend my time trying to prove how desireable I can be to a prospective mate! That sure takes a lot of pressure off, and I don't envy anyone nowadays trying to sort through the "meat market"!