Zippy wrote:
As a general rule I never leave contact info. Not much good to come out of it so why try. You can see why we all get thicker skin & more cynical over time & experience.
Zip, I'm coming around to your way of thinking here, where my first instinct was to keep the lines of communication open - why not? But my experience with the two two novias that I Windows IM with on a regular basis proves your point - one who RFMed be soon after my return went all quiet after I shot her down. I was a little triste that the truth reared its ugly head (no mas "bebe mucho te amo") - but better that than be the Schmuck whose name was on those Western Union receipts.(Thanks CRT). The other one won't stop with the "tu pene es muy rico" BS like I'm going to marry her. No honey, I'm not looking for a wife, I keep telling her.
The only value I now see to e-mailing these chicas is to set up activities in advance of a trip, and second, to learn espanol. Other than that, what? The learning curve I guess.
PHX