... in response to breaking the "rules", posted by KenC on Nov 17, 2002Ken, I am one who is known for talking against the WOVO approach. However, I don't view it in quite the terms that you suggest "serious Offenses."
In my thinking, it should be viewed in terms of risk a guy is willing to take, can the risk be mitigated, and what the guy will do in case of no-shows, etc.
I must have read Globester's info a bit different than you. I thought he had already met this gal once. In my book, that puts it in a different game situation regarding the risk. But, it doesn't cut out the risk entirely as I reported earlier regarding my plan to meet just one lady in SPb, even though we had met twice before and spent several weeks together.
Also, Globe seems to not be the typical guy who reports here. I think he is very 'world wise' and experienced, and probably has little trouble picking up women. Therefore, if the gal should be a no-show, his travel experience and lady experience should come into play. He would probably find alternatives in Cypus and have a very good time. But this is certainly not the case with many of us other guys who might try this on a trip to some medium sized city inside Russia or Ukraine to see just one lady.
Further, he is sending tickets rather than money to protect against that obvious scammer tactic.
Ken, you are on mostly solid ground in your statements, but I want to fine tune my position on this subject just a little bit.
JR