>connected in the academic community in our area which is
>pretty strong...we have several hbcus and top notch pwis in
>the area.. as a result, she attends alot of high profile type
>functions and events...some are dress up affairs etc. im sure
>at a minimum she would want a guy who could mix with that type
>of crowd and feel comfortable mingling and networking etc. i
>dont think its an unreasonable request nor a bad reflection on
>her if her desire of having a man that can roll in those types
>of environments happens to exclude some ppl

I think she's all good and will be good soon, even if it takes a while to find a match.