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irisblue

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4. Pre cellphone days, I carried a work pager

Reply to niyad (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 9, 2022, 09:56 AM

Oct 2022

I had an agreement w/girl friends that they would page me 30 minutes into the date. "Oh! Work looking for me, I'll be back in a minute", I'd go find the pay phone in the bar/restaurant lobby & check in. I also called when I got home.

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Another Twitter based discussion about women, dating and being safe [View all] irisblue Oct 2022 OP

From Buzzfeed.com, an example irisblue Oct 2022 #1

Back during the DU gender wars, there was a very heated discussion about women Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #2

I remember that time. CrispyQ Oct 2022 #6

When I could not talk a friend out of meeting some guy like that, our niyad Oct 2022 #3

Pre cellphone days, I carried a work pager irisblue Oct 2022 #4

My single days were long before cell phones, but we still had a buddy system. CrispyQ Oct 2022 #5

We had this one: If you're out with a friend and she picks up her purse to go to the restroom, Arkansas Granny Oct 2022 #7

Yep. This is reality for women who date and has been for a long time. Diamond_Dog Oct 2022 #8

I know there are some gay men who do this (waves at Shaun), but straight men irisblue Oct 2022 #9

An example of this. ::sigh:: irisblue Oct 2022 #10