European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                You never thought you  the High tech Warren of exercise rooms Squash courts jogging tracks and basketball gyms is a kind of aerobic bordello for the fit and Chic. Each room has an array of glistening Metal contraptions right out of some horror movie a the s8.m gynaecologist s office the transylvanian torture chamber. Whether you choose the Graviton or the. Stairmaster there a a Musk of coed  and the hint of danger in pushing yourself to the Edge of endurance. But most of All going to the gym is Good for you the non plus Ultra value for Neo Pures in making personal decisions. Body gurus have been shrieking at Deadbeat Couch potatoes for years about How regular exercises builds up Bones and muscle and promotes cardiovascular Mph so that you can maintain the thrill of the Pitter Pat. But in an emotional sense working out is super narcissistic love your body love yourself. In one exercise room a woman in snakeskin tights and Black leather Girdle is writhing on the mat in a Way to get her arrested in any other City. But in Washington no one pays attention. All the men Are staring at their biceps. Quot in be been a member of the t for 10 years and i be never seen a single heterosexual pickup take place a says  never seen a ploy a feint a do you have the time a a  Quot i just go there to work out a explains a a Washington professional woman. Quot a lot More business gets done there than flirting a not everyone has such a grim experience in a fitness club. Health spas have always had a reputation for being meet markets. But people say they have better Luck in laundromats or at Church. What a More the real aerobic thrill for Neo puritans May not even be repressed sex but repressed Power the Giveaway is in the names on the logo of Alt the racquets for Squash and racketball. Names like the aggressor. The Boron Dominator. The Avenger. The band Ido. The Boss. The intimidator the master. The. Blaster. Prestige optimum size. In other words the equipment for the Type that orders iced Tea at lunch. Of course it cannot be denied that some men and women still want to get together. Libido is Down but not out. All this work and working out makes it hard to meet someone let alone get struck by the big bang coup de Foudrey or even engage in wild wicked giggles across a crowded room. So it makes sense in a memo writing town that when men and women finally get to the business of dating they do it by resume. Forget the Bike paths a Post the Job and let your Finger cd vie walking. Thus the popularity of Iso a in search of a ads. In recent years washingtonian Magazine has become the Mother lode of the High class Iso mate Mart. Real example Quot a 50 to 6�?Tdivorced male 1 physician desires a highly educated very intelligent slim athletic 35-55-year-old lady. You should be confident and Able to interest a Harvard Man who has competed at a rational level in sports and risen to the top of his chosen  no Zaftig dummies need apply. For diehard romantics this May seem like ordering carry out egg Rolls. But it makes perfect sense in Washington a concise statements of sexual policy easily understandable to those who do markups in Congress or Liaison work with the Pentagon. Quot through an and you can really isolate whether you re a Good match Quot says a 39-year-old professional woman who has worked in Washington for 20 years and tried it twice. Quot the one thing that is missing is the chemistry Issue. You Don t have any . Each time she placed an Iso and she received. About 50 letters. She immediately discarded about half and then narrowed the list Down to three he vice president is the administrations dumb blonde. Candidates. The next step in Iso dating is for the Initiator of the and to Call the candidates and set up a Long Telephone interview Quot its such a nerve wracking experience to have a first Date on the phone Quot she says. In the end she had important relationships with two of the men who responded to her and. The Point is that for Many Neon puritans Isis save a time. Quot people do it for efficiency a said the professional woman. Quot partners in a Law firm journalists with Well known bylines. Meeting people is like a Job interview. One Man said to me give me your resume. Fill me in on your life the ads save  Washington apparently is not alone in its loss of libido. Quot too tired and tense for sex a asks this months rebook cover. �?�12 aphrodisiacs that. Work a a recent poll by Louis Harris amp associates commissioned by men s health Magazine found that a a satisfying sex life ranked last on a list of essential factors in a Man s life. A a have we become afraid of sex in the �?T90s? no. Probably just too tired and stressed out for it a commented executive editor Michael  Washington professional observers have Long known the perils of the pheromone decline. A this is not a town for great love  says Harvey l. Rich a Washington psychiatrist and director of the Washington psychoanalytic Institute. Quot that s. Definitely counterculture. You see a lot of restraint Here a lot of looking Over the shoulder. There s conformity even to having  the typical Neo pure comes to Washington and for the first five years never puts his or her head up the next 10 years Are the roller coaster ride to Success All the while 80-hour weeks. Voila a City of unless aging work addicts. Quot they re on this. Treadmill of accomplishment and have not made a successful attachment. They get scared anxious depressed Quot says Rich. Quot the men Are having As much trouble As the  it s easy to blame the republicans. These Are not Quot Here s looking at you kid1�?T kind of people. In fact the president s favorite word is  the vice president is the administrations dumb a blonde. Georgette Mosbacher wife of Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher is do s Only sex Symbol a and she works stimulating the Economy with her cosmetic business and fulfilling the Neo Puritan concept of Utility. Of course the republicans have always been More interested in Money than sex it s fitting that the really grand scandals of the 80s have been financial the savings and loan debacle the grab Al Hud for Many washingtonians there Haven t been any pure Lun sex scandals in Washington since Fanny Fox dipped into the tidal Basin Barry Berendzen Gary Hart and the rest not Only broke the rules of Neo Puritan behaviour but crossed Over into tragedy. A a a so there a a Dull sadness  air this summer Romance is a line item in a Neo pure s budget an. Expenditure of time and Energy flirting with a dinner partner is Worth two memos or 10 push ups you can guess what these new age Roger chill Sworths would choose a. Perhaps the problem is the absence of any overriding Issue to galvanize the passions of he City All the giants a Nelson Mandela Mikhail Gorbachev seem to be foreigners. So it May take some time to shake this Cotton Mather malaise a but in the spirit of budget reconciliation there a no reason Neo Pures can t restore some libido to Washington. What better use of the Quot peace dividend Quot than to stockpile those elusive pheromones that s the Agenda Tor August loosen that red tie order a Creme Brule. Ban All conversation about european economic Unity. Threaten to jump Oft the Washington Monument for a cup of Coffee. Relax. And get your heart pounding the old fashioned Way. Abigail iria Tomo is a tilth Dito r of to Washington to Osl. Nod author of  Timo surviving  Georgette Mosbacher is . Is Only sex Symbol and she works a a fulfilling the Neo Puritan concept of Utility. Friday August 3, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 1/