as an anthropology major, this made me laugh. thanks for brightening my day, even if I've never been successful in doing the same for you. Sounded just like one of those Discovery channel voiceovers.
--- In [email protected], "hannahbearlee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > emeraldax sez: > > "The other thing about the article that sort of amused me - the > reporter conveyed this sense of awe and wonder that such groups > exist and that people would be motivated to join them. That's > weird, wild stuff!" > > That's pretty much the feeling I was trying to explain with single v. > married thing. I almost said it felt like an anthropological essay > from the '50s. Oooh, look at the natives and their mysterious and > primitive ways! Now though, I'm inclined to think the article feels > like a David Attenborough special. > > "And now we are observing the single urban dweller as he attempts to > seek companionship. The species is an inherently social one, but when > an individual has been separated from or rejected by his home pack, he > is forced to seek out other uncompanioned creatures to create an ad > hoc 'family', if you will. He will go to local watering holes and > common hunting grounds where he may share food with others. It is > also not uncommon to see these unrelated groups commingling in open > areas safe from predators, wrestling and sniffing each other as they > determine who, if any, will join with them in forming the new social > unit." > > --- In [email protected], "emeraldax" <emeraldax@> > wrote: > > > > I read the article because I could empathize with Dave. The first > > couple of paragraphs were rather bewildering in their judgemental- > > sounding perspective, but I wrote it off as the writer's attempt to > > get people to question why Dave would join the MeetinDC group. She > > was trying to set the stage, but coming close to alienating the very > > people that such an article is supposed to attract. > > > > The other thing about the article that sort of amused me - the > > reporter conveyed this sense of awe and wonder that such groups > > exist and that people would be motivated to join them. That's > > weird, wild stuff! > > > > Whatever, dude. > > > > I myself signed up for a similar group here in Richmond last month. > > I haven't gone to any of their events because most of them are > > scheduled for days or evenings when I have my daughter. Le sigh. > > >
