I understand. And sure those are modern rules, but we don't trade pigs for a wife now a days either.
I'm from Sudan, and my mother has been trying to hook me up with my cousins ever since I was 16. As hot as some of them are and some of them are down right gorgeous, I can't help but feel there's something wrong with it. Plus, I find it to be the easy way out. Where's the thrill of the hunt if it's served on a platter?
I've been on these forums for God knows how long and I've always found you to be quirky and maybe a little misunderstood, but with a good sense of humor. I think all you really need to do in order to find some chick who's your type is to LOOK. Talk to anyone, everyone, just for the hell of it; even if your aren't attracted to them.
Number one, It'll help you when you do meet someone your are attracted, then it's game on.
Number two, you never know what a new friendship will lead to; a new bridge, a new adventure. Let me emphasize that by saying it again, you never know what a new friendship will lead to; a new bridge, a new adventure.