SUBMITTED: Friday, December 10, 2004
POSTED: Friday, December 10, 2004
First, if your husband became wealthy after you became engaged, that's a simple luck of the draw for you, and no doubt the resulting culmination of HIS efforts. It's fascinating how you position yourself as being such a benefit to him on a business level. The absolute irony of it all is where you imply your 'EDUCATION' as you put it, 'compliments' (as you wrote) him. First of all, it's complEments - not complIments - someone who is truly educated would know that. Secondly, 'gauranteed' as you wrote, is spelled 'guaranteed'. Third, 'culd' is spelled 'could'. And finally, 'before hand' is one word - 'beforehand'. 'WE became wealthy' because YOU married into it - but like I said - more power to you - if you want to go on trying to convince yourself and others that somehow you finally made things work for your husband on a business level, that's certainly your delusional prerogative.
That aside, your math on bar expenditures is roughly correct, however the figure of $2000 you mention is less than half of what some people have been charged. Also, you grouped internet dating with your weekly expenditure example - no normal internet dating site charges $20 a WEEK - they are generally around $20 a MONTH. And, for the selection you receive, geographic diversity, and unimpeded communication, it's well worth it relative to using GE. You can also see what kind of selection there is BEFORE joining. By the way - bars with cover charges will almost always allow you to walk in and take a look around before you pay - as any LEGITIMATE business would.
As for your rationale on GE not displaying members to non-members, it's completeley off-base. First, to answer your question, ABSOLUTELY - I would have no problem letting someone who walked in see at least my photo - the risk you mentioned is no different than the miniscule risk you assume by placing your profile online. A fellow employee could just as easily encounter your profile online. But look at the leaps you're making - first, a co-worker uses the same site as you, then they come across your profile, and then they're malicious enough to make some joke of it. And, the odds of two co-workers joining the same internet dating site are much higher than the odds of two co-workers joining GE. I'll still take my chances, as will most rational people.
Also, mentioning how members are added every day as being a reason not to show profiles is asinine - new members join every day on dating sites too - does that mean you shouldn't browse before you join because someone new will sign up? I suppose you should never shop for a car until after you buy one because new cars arrive every day and you won't get an accurate view of the dealership? The funny thing is, I bet you and many GE employees actually tell people that line of b.s. as a reason they don't want you to view the profiles before they join. Ok - so now they join, WHAT HAS CHANGED? New members are still joining every day. The fact is, there will never be enough members joining in a day to affect the overall quality and selection of members. Someone COULD get an accurate idea of whether the GE office they're working with is worth their time if they were allowed to view members beforehand - but like I said in a previous post - they deliberately don't for one reason - they don't want you to see what a crappy selection they really have until after you've been duped.
It's not me who has misinterpretations - if you read what I wrote previously, it's based on facts. Your statements on the other hand ARE misinterpretations - beginning with your use of the word 'hateful' I addressed previously, continuing with saying I'm the one with misinterpretations, and then posting a theory on why people are having problems, when all you have to do is read this board to see why people are having problems. They ARE patient - Gina mentioned 1 1/2 years - that's pretty damn patient - regardless of GE's propaganda about taking longer. Gina didn't expect a marriage in 1 1/2 years, she just expected some viable candidates - none of which materialized. And people dont' need to get over 'they're' (it's 'their' by the way) egos - obviously if they've joined a dating site or GE, that's already occured.
I have no hangovers because I don't drink to excess, and I enjoy the social interaction - so going out suits me just fine. It's funny how you belittle it though - I suspect you are actually presently affiliated with GE, not just a 'former' employee - hence your feeble defense of the organization, and public disclosure of how you allegedly met a rich man on the site - a not-so-well guised effot to paint a positive picture about a not-so-good company.
So, in conclusion Alexis, it is you who have the misinterpreted points (and the horrible spelling and grammar)- as anyone reading this series of posts will see, and probably confirm.