Kathleen Jarsckhe-Schultze Living the AE lifestyle can be very different from what mainstream America is used to. Finding a life mate is a difficult and precarious proposition no matter where you live. The problem is magnified in the country, where most AE folks choose to live, by the small population base and the lack of suitable, single, prospects. In some areas there just aren't any singles to choose from- let alone suitable ones. Hence the concept of mail -order romances. It's not as strange an idea as it sounds. Nearly anyone who has ventured forth alone into the country to find and claim their own "piece of the rock" will testify that after just one solitary, rainy winter the path of a life and dream shared looks mighty good. My husband and I met through the mail. A mutual friend got us writing to each other. After a lot of letters we met for a week long visit which hasn't ended yet. We were married a year after we met. We have single friends, of both sexes, that have written to people hoping to cement a relationship, just to have the chosen person realize that they "could never live like this". So, we devised a little quiz, which, while not having any right or wrong answers, will tell you both whether or not your urban penpal has a working understanding of your AE lifestyle and has that most important quality, a sense of humor. Self-Critique Response of The Urban Male or Self-Critique Responce Useable For Females I could live in the Country because; (A) I love the outdoors (B) Primative living doesn't scare me (C) I can shoot a gun well (D) I can split wood and haul water (E) All of the above (F) None of the above I perceive myself as; (A) independant (B) dependant (C) willing and able (D) adventurous (E) C&D only I would like to be; (A) a busy street corner (B) a forest trail (C) a college professor (D) the clothing department at Sak's I would be leaving a life; (A) I love (B) I hate (C) I could return to (D) I would not return to on a bet I would rather; (A) watch TV (B) walk in the woods (C) clean a fish (D) have a washer & dryer (E) party all night I think a two-holer is; (A) a golf shot (B) a unique opportunity for communication with another human being (C) a type of shotgun (D) a new kind of donut (E) none of the above Lentils are; (A) a series of Jewish holidays (B) a sort of New Years-Easter resolutions (C) door jambs (D) right up there with beans and rice C.B. means; (A) CensusBureau (B) Call Back (C) Captivatingly Beautiful (D) Chicken Butt (E) Not being a hood ornament on a logging truck Position desired; (A) missionary (B) modified missionary (C) Queen Bee (D) All of the above (E) more than the above Cabin Fever is; (A) a ski trip to Vail (B) a fifties rock&roll band (C) putting too much bark in the woodstove (D) when the windows steam up on the inside (E) curable by a night (or two) in a motel room KVCR is; (A) the most popular TV station in the Country (B) the only TV station in the Country (C) all of the above (D) an acronym for Kleptomaniacs Versus Cheap Retailers D.C. means; (A) demented children (B) diaphaneous clothing (C) safe, sane and cheap electrical power (D) District of Columbia (E) Damned Cold The best way to end a long dry spell is; (A) decide to work on your vehicle tomorrow (B) hang out a lot of laundry to dry (C) plan a trip to town (D) spray the orchard with dormant oil (E) split some firewood and leave it on the sidehill to dry I'd rather be; (A) making dinner (B) making money (C) making firewood (D) making whoopee (E) making popcorn