01 Personal ads: Introduction
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This article is from the Internet Personals: Advice for Straights FAQ, by Dean Esmay esmay@syndicomm.com with numerous contributions by others.
01 Personal ads: Introduction
I first began using online personal ads, mostly on the Usenet, back in
early January '95. I had just a few months earlier ended a
devastating relationship with a very nasty person, and I thought I
would try this as a new way of meeting people. I made a number of
mistakes, and had a lot of experiences good and bad. I've also traded
mail or talked to a lot of other people who used this method of
meeting others. I also noticed how certain questions (most
especially, "Do any women use this news group?") got asked over and
over and over again in the alt.personals group.
In the hopes of helping others find happiness, and to help cut down
on all the noise and nay-saying, this list of answers to Frequently
Asked Questions was born, and dubbed "The Straight FAQ" because its
primary emphasis, especially in the earliest versions, was on
answering those questions that seemed to be most often asked by
straights.
Though this FAQ is mostly for heterosexuals, there's also a version
available for gay people, written by Fred Young; if you're gay, you may
want to stop here and go look for The Not-So-Straight FAQ instead.
Any suggestions, criticisms, comments, questions, or proposed
additions on this FAQ should be sent to me via e-mail at
esmay@syndicomm.com.
So anyway, let's get started, shall we?
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