Me and my best friend will be in Aruba the first week of October. We're both 28 year-old doctors coming down on vacation and looking for some cute single girls to hang out and party with. Email back at mirek@email.com.

now a big question. what does everyone think. i know this type of post may be one of the first but it won't be one of the last. should we have a 'love connection' section? if you think so, let me know.

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Sherry.... great idea!! lol Should I be the first to put a request in.... late 50's, early 60's.... Oh, I can feel the tension..... the slamming!! What's a "girl" to do????

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I vote NO for the 'love connection' section - I'm afraid it would get messy fast, filling up with posts similar to the one starting this thread, and worse...even if this is a legitimate search for companionship, these types of inquiries are infrequent enough that I don't see the need for a separate section for them. My 2 (albeit happily married) cents...

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I see nothing wrong with a "love connection section". As long as it is removed from the general board. Might even be fun! That's my 2 cents (like Kevin.. my married 2 cents)!

Way to go Hoo.... I was happily married too, till did death did us part... so I thought it would be fun..

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sherry - I agree with kevin. I also think after seeing the junk on the "other" bb, you just don't know what kind of stuff people will say.

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The difference between this and the other board is that we have a moderator in Sherry - who, if it gets nuts, will simply close the thread. It makes no difference to me either way.... it just seemed light and fun..

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I also agree with Corrine and Kevin. Although I think it's a good idea in theory, I am afraid what effect it might have on this board. Also, since there is already a forum for BB parties, why not post there? I guess you could have a forum for singles, but I would try to keep the title (and content) pretty neutral.

Perhaps the term "love connection" is causing me to have such a strong negative reaction. I don't see anything wrong with a "singles' forum. Aruba is such a couples' place (or so I've heard) that it makes sense to have a place for singles to ask questions. I just think we need to be careful how we present it.

ok, here's the deal...we are planning to add the section. that way it isn't in the regular aruba forum. there are several reasons to add it, most obvious being that we are going to get more posts like this and there is nothing wrong with them within reason. i can delete them or accept them. i prefer to give adults the chance to be adults. i am not going to be a babysitter.

however, there will be 'rules of the road' that i will post when the site goes up. if they are broken i will reserve the right to delete. you know my delete finger is not afraid.
we all knew that sooner or later people would post 'let's get together' threads. let's see if this way we can control them.

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gag, barf, nope not 'love connection', hahahahahaha. there are many singles who go to aruba. they would like to connect with others. there are also couples that would love to connect with others. i have friends who don't go to aruba because they don't want to spend dinners alone with each other and their friends don't go to aruba so they won't. this section is great for that. would you like to go on the kuku or banana bus alone?

never fear stefa, love connection isn't the motive here. but we all know that these posts need a spot. i would prefer it not be in the aruba forums and instead have it's own section so that only those interested will read it.

of course, the mild mannered, meek moderator must monitor the messages. (alliteration can be fun even if i can't spell it, lol)

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Sounds like a plan!

Just a stupid question but can you be a doctor in the US by the time you are 28? In holland you first have to go to College by which time you are 18 or 19 when you get out. Then you go to university where you study for 6 years (by which time you are 25) then you have at least four more years of internship and if you are specializing for surgeon or something like that you have at least 6 to 8 more years of specialization. Meaning that before you can call yourself a doctor you are at least 30 years old.

actually, in the states, once you graduate med school you have the title doctor. that means even as an intern you are called doctor. our friend's son is a doctor. he is now 33 and has been out of medical school and past interning for at least 4 or 5 years. the system is the same as in holland but interships usually are 2 years followed by a residency in the area you plan to specialize.

so i gues the answer is yes, you can be a doctor here at 28. just not one with good grammar or a lot of experience, lol. (our friend's son is a genius who absolutely has the worst grammar and spelling i have ever seen.)

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Sherry.... that's fair enough! In you're other post, you're so right on about people not wanting to do things alone.... and one never knows if there are other single people there at the same time. It'll be a great forum for networking... not "falling in love." I think that when you're married and with your spouse, you lose sight of others who are solo. Hey.... as we said in our little tale, "girls just wanna have fun!" lol

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before i moved this thread to its new section it started getting out of hand. people are bashing here. some of it is funny but i did get a complaint or two so even though i understand the sense of humor i will delete all in a fair way, including one of my own posts (if i wipe you out and your next door neighbor too, it balances out and either none or both of you can yell).

hope you all understand...sherry the meek

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Actually Sherry I think it was a good idea to have a section for singles and move it to its own section. There are a lot of singles that do go to Aruba including myself so we can share our experiences on how we had fun. and the people we met while there. I think the problem comes when you have people with one agenda and only one agenda in mind and that is to hook up and that is the mild term I am using I think everyone here knows what I mean when using that term. sometimes and on other boards mostly the younger crowd wants to go there and make it out to be like Cancun when meeting ohter singles also there are the others with the alternative lifestyle and when saying that I mean the swingers who use to post on this board a while ago before the change and want to meet either other couples and singles mostly women for there kind of activity. Now I am no prude by any chance but there are places and other boards for posting that kind of activity. So I just hope that we don't get flooded with all kinds of stuff that would make this board How it use to be

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ron, i try to always keep promises. ask my kids, lol. i swore when daphne asked me to do this that i would keep it a nice bb. if i don't, you know how to contact me and yell and scream. i will cry but i'll get over it, hahaha.

and yes, i am sure some will use it for 'that' kind of connection but so be it. we have to deal with the majority and their needs. can't decide to punish all because of a small minority.

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