You can learn a lot by listening. I don't understand "know it all's" learning anything when their mouths work overtime and their ears take a vacation. This is one reason I stay silent. Much can be learned just by waiting for the next letter. Many I don't want to talk to simply because of your young ages. What youngsters don't realize is that it is about the maturity level not the number. I know from experience if you're younger you ate probably more wild than what I look for. Go clubbing, you deserve to go out and have fun. Just don't think you're going to drag me to one. I feel that at a certain age interest in bright lights and load music seems to diminish. But that's just an example why I don't look for anyone under 30. I'm also silent to watch women I might be interested in. Some I may have talked to and then backed away. The reason for this is simple. They spend way too much time on here chatting and it looks like they are not ready to commit. It's worse when I am one on one for me communicating when you are online not chatting with me. If I don't have your full attention by a certain point I see future communications as a waste of time for me. The last reason for silence is financial. I just can't afford to chat with everyone. And if I say hi back it just means hello. Don't create our love story out of a greeting. This has happened and in fact some to this day think they will marry me just from my one response. Right now I am talking to ONE just one. If you didn't get letters from me all week then you can figure your place with me.if you have been blocked in chat room it is not a rejection. It's the best way to use this site and keep my privacy (with her) Randy