George Pinto wrote:
Why are so many married men reading the Cybermatrimonials in such detail?
Most of those who have
commented on the 'RC Brahmin' [SIC] post are married men. Hmmm..... ;-)))
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Dear George,
First of all there is little "illogical percentile sampling" (a statistical
term I just invented) in your assumptions. The majority of people who
respond to ANYTHING on GoaNet are married men. So the chances of them
responding to this particular subject are as good as any other topic.
Quite frankly I had not seen that particular "RC Brahmin" reference as I
had quickly sped through the CyberMatrimonials. It is Jose Colaco's keen
eye and comment that brought it to my attention.
But I do admit I read matrimonial adverts, specially Goan Catholic
matrimonials whenever I chance upon them in a local newspaper or on
GoaNet's CyberMatrimonials. They are one of my best sources of inspiration
for humour writing and never fail to make me laugh.
I have often tried writing conventional (for newspaper) matrimonials for
friends of mine and found it quite a difficult task. How do you distill
what-you-are and what-you-seek-in-a-lifemate into 20-30 words? If you are
too vague you might end up wasting your time sifting through a lot of
inappropriate replies. If you are too specific you might just scare a good
catch away. Would an inch (of total body height) make that big a
difference? Or a couple of years? Could 'broad minded' be construed as
flirtish? Does 'cultured' and 'from good family background' be construed as
signalling some caste superiority?
CyberMatrimonials on the other hand do not have that much restrictions of
space and I love to see how some people write catchy unconventional adverts
that give us a clear idea of what they are and what they seek. I wonder
why, with all that freedom, seekers on CyberMatrimonials still stick to the
conventional age-height-complexion-location-qualification-family...
formula. If I'm not mistaken an active Toronto based CyberGoan met his
match precisely because he worded his 'advert' whimsically.
Try this as an experiment George. Write a lengthy cyber matrimonial
honestly describing yourself. Downplay your assets and qualities a bit. In
the section where you state what you are looking for, mention the qualities
of your wife that you most admire. If you don't have the gumption to send
it out on GoaNet then just send it to your close friends and send a c.c. to
your wife. The returns will be phenomenal. You will be pampered by her for
weeks. You can demand pleasures you only read about furtively in obscure
novels when in high school. Take it from a veteran romancer, it works.
Cheers!
Cecil
P.S.
George, make the most of it while it lasts. Nothing lasts forever. When
next you need a romance booster write to me privately. I've got loads of
such devices stocked up. Some of them untested as yet.
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