NV pair marry after
meeting through
News personal ad

S...S...S...(Single, Sensitive &
Sensuall):I'm @ petite femaie,
42, with green eyes & long
auburn hair. Smoker, social
drinker. | love Jazz, theatre,
darts, walks & romantic din-
ners. Seeking a tall, dark, intel-
ligant, thoughtful: man who's
AJooking for a committed reia-
‘tionship. Please reply.
- From the North Shore News,
March 10

THEY TALKED on the phone
on a Wednesday after he
responded to a News personal
classified ud.

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~ By Anna fiarie D'Angelo
News Reporter
“They went out for a drink the

“next night. On the Saturday, -he
cooked supper for her at his place.

"He didn't tell her his kids would be

there too. She found that amusing.
Within 10 days of the first phone

call they were engaged. Within six.

~. weeks of the first call they were
married.
“, So goes the true tale of Sherill
and Gab Torok, a North Vancouver
'. couple who were wed last May.
, Sherilf's ‘friend, Judy Shaw. (a
member of.the News classificd
staff), placed the ad.

Sherill, a 42-year-old insurance *

‘ broker, didn't know what was in the
ad before. it 'ran.. /Afterwards, she
spoke to approximately six ad
respondents.

Gab, a 47-year-old car salesman,
was the only respondent Sherill

went out with. ,

"The first night we talked on the

phone for about two hours. We

talked about absolutely everything,"
said Sherili, , who. is divorced and
has a 23-year-old daughter.

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman
ONE OF North Vancouver's happiest couples, Sherill and Gab Torok, met through a personal

classified ad in the North Shore News, The Toroks were married six weeks later.

Gab has two boys, aged nine and
12. He has been divorced three
times,

Sherill says their other marriages
were just for practice.

"He needed more practice than I
did," laughs Sherill.

So what does she think about a
Personal classified ad and its des-

' perate connotations?

“If you go to’a bar or some place
like that, you don't know anything
about the person. If you put out an
ad, you are asking for specifics.

“You are tcoking for somecne
who has the same interests as you,
hopefully, because you've already

- said what they are. It's a much bet-

ter way," said Sherill.

Besides their common interests,
Sherill describes Gab as “just won-
derful" in the way he.docs most of
the cooking and housework.

KEEP THE FLAME BURNING

DATING IS not easy. Many single people would consider that state-
ment to be an obvious understatement.

But once you have found someone who interests you, one of the’best
ways to keep things interesting is through romance.

What can you do? Here are some ideas:

* Have a personalized street sign made.

* Order special chocolates and have them delivered. .

* Mail a photograph of yourself (your face or another body part) with a
note. A photo of your hand could be accompanied by a note that says:
"I want to hold your hand.” Or, better yet, include a cepy of the Beatles’
single of that song, if you can get your hands on one.

* When visiting his or her home, write "I love you" on the bathroom
mivror with a piece of soap.

* Personally deliver flowers‘ neir home or workplace.

* Create your own gif ft certificates, good for hugs, kisses, back rubs, or
other special pampering treats.

Some experts believe that women crave intimacy and men crave
passion, but whether that special someone craves intimacy, passion, or
both, romance is a good route to achieving them, With a lithe romance,
you can keep those sparks flying for years to come.

Hardest part of

all is waiting

for the response

From page 30

course, the cost of responding to
any newspaper personal ad is mini-
mal.

Then comes the hard part.
Waiting.

Will they respond to your
response?

It has always seemed to me that
face-to-face meetings save a fot of
unnecessary anxiety and unrealistic
expectation, or worse, fantasy.

It truly is not hard to mect peo-
ple.

Even if you are not working,
which always provides a pool of
contacts, there is the option of vol-
unteering, joining a club or even
Startingaclub,

It's not that you should expect to
meet your life's mate here, but any
group of people you get involved
with have friends and relatives.

Go to a party, a bowling night or
a barbecue if invited.

Volunteer two hours on the door
at the jazz club or the Lions dinner-
darice if you can’t afford a ticket or
necd a reason to go stag. At least
you'll meet everyone in a non-
threatening way. ;

‘If your self-confidence is up toa
dinner’s worth of small talk, create
your owa supper or wine club. At
least you'fl cat in style once a week.

And if the thought of cooking
for others conjures the smell of
burning there are restaurant clubs
that were created as mixers for sin-
gies. ;
They arrange dinners for smal!
groups of people, giving you the
opportunity to meet and talk in a
relatively casual setting, and many
clubs hold social events on a regu-
lar basis and/or have newsletters
where people can meet through
paper.

Other reputable dating agencies
exist. Ask for the telephone num-
bers of satisfied members before
committing your money.

Hey, it werked for my brother,
and [ have two nephews to prove it.

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