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Answering A Personal Ad

Nervous about answering a personal ad? No need to be--it can be great fun, and you just might be about to meet your new best friend, or the new love of your life! There are lots of great people out there who have discovered that personal ads are a wonderful alternative to the "bar scene." Where else can you pick and choose exactly the kind of person you'd like to meet? That's not scary, it's exciting!

You can help ease any nervousness the same way you would ease nervousness about a presentation you'd give at work; know your material. And you already know the subject pretty well, since it's none other than you, right? Plus, the person on the other side of the screen is in the same boat, taking a chance on meeting somebody new, and they're about to get to meet wonderful you, so the chances are pretty good that you might be about to meet somebody with lots of great qualities, too.

Keep things light, enjoy some pleasant banter, and just assume that everybody is hoping to make friends initially. If something more develops, that's just a bonus. If you look at it that way, you won't feel pressured or make anyone else feel pressured, either, and you'll all enjoy getting to know each other. Keep up with current events (but don't get political, at least at first), have a non-offensive  joke or two to share), and be willing to share some topical information about your interests, just as you would if you had met in a group of friends. Before you know it, you'll both know if you want to pursue something more, and you'll have gotten over your first-time personal ad jitters without even noticing!

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