Wow, V, you seem as noble as you do wise. I gotta ask: there actually are chiclet kids? I read about them in Tom Robbins's Still Life With Woodpecker. I thought he was joking, or perhaps exaggerating wildly, at least.
Thank you V, that's good advice. I had already a choice in mind, as I said, but I'm willing to be persuaded by anyone who makes a better case. I know $10 ain't much, but I'm not Bill Gates, despite what some folk may think about Americans. And I thought this way, someone else could get to feel good about doing good. Maybe that was naively selfless of me.
This afternoon I was fooling around on another site; I shan't say which, but it's well-known and rhymes with LaceHook. On this other site there's a function to support various Causes. Like I said, I was fooling around there, but after a while it occurred to me I wasn't really supporting anything by clicking a button that said "Join" or "Support" or "Like." When I realized this I felt kinda guilty, and was seized by an uncontrollable urge to actually Do Something, to wit, donate real money. $10. So I did. Twice.
And now I'm gonna do it again. I'm gonna donate another $10 to the not-for-profit organization of someone's choice, maybe yours! All you gotta do is persuade me that yours is the most worthy cause. The only restrictions are it must be a real not-for-profit, and it must accept donations via credit card through its website (or some legitimate proxy).
So now it's your chance to actually Do Something, and better yet, you get to do it with my $10! Bidding will end when I choose a winner. If no one persuades me the $10 is going to PBS. (One hint on persuading me: I'm more concerned with the worthiness of the cause than its neediness. One of the donations I made this afternoon certainly did not "need" my measly $10.)
I did change my Profile Status to "In A Relationship," and in fact it caused some unexpected problems. Some of my friends had their Mail Settings set to block emails from anyone already in a relationship. I'd suggest that instead one make it plain in the text of their Profile, and (if they feel the need) change their Profile Status to "Not Single/Not Looking."
I agree, myself, but perhaps for someone extremely shy, it is that hard. I feel sorry for anyone like that. What's the worst that can happen if you email someone? Answer: Nothing. They don't reply at all. Doesn't seem that bad to me. As for my previous response, I don't know how useful Becoming A Fan might actually be. Probably not much. I meant only to address the technical aspect of the O/P's post.
There is a function that demonstrates interest without actually communicating. It's the "Become a Fan" function. You'll find it well down the gray menu bar on the left of a Profile.
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RE: being serious about connecting
I can vouch that there are real women behind at least some of these pictures. Some very remarkable women indeed.