European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 16 the stars and stripes Friday january 22,1993 personal ads can dear Ann Landers this letter is in response to the woman who an swered a Persona and in the paper and then wrote to warn your readers against it. One knew what she was talking about. Here a my experience. I placed such an and and received 12 responses Worth following up. Bob not his real name was above average in intelligence but he had no but Side interests. And too Many problems with his kids sex wife Etc., Etc. �?ocarl0 never called Back even though he said he would. A Pete Quot it turned out was living with a woman. A David Quot was a kind sensitive person but still carrying a Load of hate for his father who died 10 years before. Quot Lloyd had such a foul Mouth and Nasty attitude i Hung up on him. What prompted me to write this letter is the frightening experience i had with i answered his and for a a sophisticated moral single White Christian woman a and we met for Coffee. He was tall handsome and Well dressed. When 1 asked him to Tell me about himself he replied with a nervous laugh to or. he said his sex wife was a Workaholic who was never Home and he was starved for companionship. After about 10 minutes i responded to a gut feeling and decided not to see him again. One week later the newspaper headlines read a Man slashes sex wife a Throat then drives to the police the name rang a Bell. Sure enough it was a emr. according to his neighbors he was a a Nice his wife a neighbors reported that he tormented and abused her. They described the woman As a kind and Loving person who held two jobs to get her kids through College. So please ladies done to take a Chance with strangers. Up to Ann Landers stick with people in your own Circle. Lord knows what could have happened to me had i gotten involved with that creep. Never again in san Antonio dear san Antonio thanks Tor the warning. For years i have cautioned against becoming involved with strangers but i would be less than honest if i did not Tell my readers that 1 received several dozen letters along the following lines. This one is from Florida dear Ann when i was visiting my sister in Miami 1 picked up a shopping news and saw an and in the personals Section placed by a single 31-year-old Man. He was looking for a nonsmoking no drinking protestant woman Between 25 and 30, who loved camping music and poetry and wanted children and a Good life a 1 fit the description perfectly and called him up. A a Jay and i met for lunch the next Day. We dated for four months and we were married in my Sisters Home. Thai was 12 years ago. We now have three children and Are very Happy. I could not have found a better Man had i searched the world for years. If you print this letter no name please. My parents and friends think i met Jay in Church. Lucky in Florida dear Florida in a Happy your shopping news Romeo turned out so Well. Consider yourself Lucky i go Back to my original position that strangers looking for intimacy can be dangerous. If ukr. Wonderful was so terrific Why would he have to advertise to find a mate surely somebody would have noticed his Sterling attributes and snatched him up. But there Are exceptions to every Rule and apparently you found one. Congratulations. Letters to Arm lenders should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, . 60611-0562. C Creaton Syndicate. Make Calls after sending invitations dear Abby our granddaughter a Claudia a invited eight guests to her ninth birthday party. She and her mom sent homemade invitations and planned the refreshments and a trip to a children a museum. Only one child showed up Claudia a Best Friend the others were apparently Busy with other activities. We really done to know because no one acknowledged the . Dear Abby of course Claudia was disappointed but she and Dotty had a wonderful time a just the two of them. Now i am wondering if seven out of eight children Are being brought up by parents who Are so caught up in themselves that they can to spare a minute to acknowledge an invitation for quibble their children. A phone Call or a note from the Mother saying her child was unable to attend would have saved a Fot of Hurt feelings and disappointment. If you put this in your column it might save other moms Ana children from the disappointment we had. Sympathetic grandmother dear grandmother it is not enough to Send an invitation requesting a response . Several Days before the birthday one should Contact those who have not responded and ask if the guest is planning to attend or not. You would be amazed at the number of people who do not respond to an . Because they think it Means a let us know if you cannot others think . 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