This article is from the Internet Personals: Advice for Straights FAQ, by Dean Esmay esmay@syndicomm.com with numerous contributions by others.
From personal experience, I can give you a definite "no" to this
one.
There are many reasons for a woman to use Usenet personals. It may be
that she can't meet guys any other way. But it may also be that
she's really gorgeous and wants a chance to meet a guy who'll get to
know her BEFORE finding out what she looks like. It may be that
she's just shy. It may be that she has a busy career and has no
other good way of meeting people. It may be that she's got kids and
doesn't have much chance to get out. It may be that she is highly
intelligent and has a hard time finding intelligent men in her
everyday life. It may be that she's stuck in the middle of nowhere
with few men around. Maybe she's just trying this for the fun of it.
Or maybe she just likes computers.
There are many good reasons to use personals ads. There's nothing at
all weird about a woman doing something like this.
 
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