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"No matter who you are, there is someone for whom you are the perfect match."
• Meet compatible men matched to your preferences.
• Effective, nonexclusive. . . inexpensive (fees start at $20).
• Assured confidentiality and discreet mailings.
• Two-way matching (matches are your type and you theirs).
• Satisfaction guaranteed (or your money back).
What la Com Quasi?
ComQuest is gay America's new, safe way to meet com
patible guys. Com Quest's computer-based matching sys
tem enables you to meet men from your area who match
your preferences (and you theirs) far age, race, personality,
lifestyle, physical attributes, interests, and local residence.
ComQuest began providing gay matching services in
1982 and now has over 6000 members in 60 major cities.
How doas It work?
CamQuest's matching system, using advanced computer
technology, analyzes your detailed questionnaire responses
(see right side of page) and compares each of your
weighted "ideal match" descriptive responses with the cor
responding "self" descriptive responses of all current mem
bers, and vice versa, keeping track of the members having
the highest matching scores.
What doas It coat, and what do I gat?
For $20 you get the contact information for the 5 men
who are your best matches among our current members in
your area. (Add $10 per additional set of S.) Your contact
information will be "listed" for three months (with free
extensions) for other members to contact you (unless you
leave Step 2 blank). You will know of these matches only
when they contact you.
What If my matchaa don't work out?
ComQuest receives numerous letters from members who
have found lovers or who are otherwise quite pleased with
our service. However, if you are not satisfied, you will
receive a prompt refund of your membership fee (you have
30 days to notify us and return your match printout).
How long will It taka?
Most orders are filled within a week. If the difference
between your postmark date and ours is more than 14 days,
we will include an extra $5.00 credit voucher with your
order, applicable to future ComQuest orders. All corre
spondence from ComQuest will be mailed in plain
envelopes.
OK, ru try It What do I do?
just oui T 39 T June 199Ó
This is the hard part But it can be fun, too. The ques
tionnaire is on the righthand side of this page. Refer to the
instructions to the right to complete Steps 3, 4, and 5. It is
very important to read them carefully. If you do not follow
the instructions we cannot guarantee the results. If you
need help, call 1-708-991-0693 (9-5 CST, M-F). For addi
tional application forms call 1 -800-633-6969 (24 hours).
Send the completed form with $20 (for 5 matches) or
$30 (for 10 matches) check, money order or credit card
number to:
Com Quest PO Box 1069, Palatine, IL 60078.
Questionnaire Instructions
Step 3 - D gqibc youncif by circling the word me beside
each descriptive item which is a true description of your
self. You should circle at least one me under each cate-
gory. Circle more than one me if appropriate.
Step 4 • Dafflibc your ideal milch by circling the word
veto, no, ok or yes beside each and every item (including
those by which you circled me) to indicate to what extent
you would want that item to be true of your match. Circle
exactly one of these responses per item, as described
below:
Circle yes if you want that description to be true of
your match. This is a vote for a trait—not a guarantee.
Circle ok if you don't care one way or the other. This
is an abstention—no vote either way. Lines left blank are
counted as ok.
Circle bo if you do not want that description to be
true of your match. This is a vote against—not a disquali
fication. Treat it as a "maybe."
Circle veto if you want no matches with anyone for
whom that description is true, even if they have other desir-
able qualities. This is a disqualification and is not affected
by category rank. Treat it as an absolute "no." We reconi-
mend that you circle between 10 and 20 vetos to restrict
age, race, residence, and other important traits of your
matches.
Note: The use of vetoes restricts the number of members
qualified to meet you. You are guaranteed the number of
matches you order, but if you use too many vetoes you
may get fewer matches than you ordered initially, in which
case you will receive credit for the remaining matches.
You can use the credit to alter your questionnaire and/or
reorder matches anytime.
Stop 5 - Rank the categories. The questionnaire is divided
into 16 categories. To insure that your responses on the
less important items won't override those on the more
important items, you must indicate which categories are
important to you. Using the Hank to the left of each cate-
gory heading, either . . .
Rank each category from 1 to 16 in its order of
importance to you, with 1 as the most important and 16 as
the least, using each rank once, or .. .
Put a check mark beside the five most important cate-
gory headings, leaving the rest blank.
Note: Your matches will be based mostly upon the more
important categories, with the less important ones serving
only as tie breakers. Noes and yeses have very little effect
in the lower ranked or unchecked categories. Some of your
matches may have traits by which you circled no.
However, vetoes are exclusive regardless of category rank.
Com Q uest3" Application Form (see instructions to the left)
Form JO9003- Copyright 1990
Step 1 - Confidential Mailing Address - Please print your Step 2 - Contact Information - This is the only information
name and mailing address below. This is only for our use in we provide to others about you. Please print the contact infor
mailing you your matches, and is kept confidential. mation below which will enable new applicants who get
(Correspondence is mailed discreetly in plain envelopes.)
matched to you to contact you. This must include at least vour
first name and either a mailing address or phone number. Use
Name _________________________________________________ only the space provided. Use some of the space to briefly
describe yourself and your interests. If you do not wish for
Addr ________________________________________________ _ others to contact you, or if you live outside the areas listed in
the Residence category below, cross out this section.
City ___________________________ S t____ Zip_________
Phone (______ )_____________________________ (optional)
hereby affirm that I am at least 18 years of age and that I will
! I hold
neither ComQuest nor its agents liable for the accuracy of
information
provided or the behavior or health of the people I
g meet as a result
of its services. (Signature is required.)
g Signed_______________________________ Date____________
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Honoiulu/Hawaii
Vancouver, BC
Seattle/Tacom a
Portland/Vancouver
Las Vegas
D enver/Boulder
Phoenix/M esa
Tucson
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Lover/life mate
Rom antic affair
C asual sex
Friendship/penpal
Roo mate
veto no ok yes H IV negative
veto no ok yes H IV positive
veto no ok yes Not tested
C ontact listing (Step 2) in clu d es. . .
me
me
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veto
veto
veto
veto
no
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yes Both phone & address
yes Address but no phone
yes Phone but no address
yes Sexually explicit words
____ R atig lo u s/P o litic al B allate
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veto no
veto no
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veto no
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ok yes
ok yes
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veto no ok yes
veto no ok yes
____Vices
Circle one
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Party-going
D anang/C lubs
Cooking/Entertaining
Q uiet evenings at hom e
Conservative
Liberal
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C ircle one m e per group (required).
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yes
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Shorter than 5*6"
B etw een 5*6" and 5V"
B etw een 5 V and 6 feet
T aller than 6 feet
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no ok
no ok
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Stim m er than average
A verage for height
H eavier than average
Very heavy (chubby)
____Race/Nationallty/Body Hair
You m ust indicate your raca/nationality.
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ok yes Black
ok yes A sian/O riental
ok yes Pacific Islander
ok yes H ispanic
ok yes C aucasian (w hite)
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veto no ok yes
veto no ok yes
Non or light drinker
M oderate drinker
____Hair Color/Faclal Hair
Non drug user
Occasional user
R egular user
me
me
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veto
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veto no ok yes Sm ooth or d ea n shaven
veto no ok yes M ustache
veto no ok yes Beard
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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In dependent/confident
Easy-going/laid back
Good sense of humor
Shy/reserved/quiet
Re sponsible/m ature
Youth ful/spon taneous
Intellectual
Em otional
no ok
no ok
no ok
no ok
no ok
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yes
yes
yes
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Black or brown hair
Blond hair
Red or auburn hair
Graying or white hair
Baiding
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____Body Bulld/Genital Attributes
| me veto no ok yes Com puters/electronics
me
veto no ok yes Muscular/bulky
I me veto no ok yes Photography/arts/crafts
me
yeto no ok yes Swim m er's build
I m e veto no ok yes Aerobics/body building
me
veto no ok yes A verage build
<-} m e veto no ok yes Voileyball/softball/etc. ____Masculinity/Appearance
me
veto no ok yes Not athletic
me
veto
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Tennis/racquetball/etc.
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veto no ok yes Very m asculine/m acho
me
veto no ok yes A verage endowm ent
s me veto no ok yes Cyding/)ogging/running
me
veto no ok yes Fairly straight-acting
me
veto no ok yes "W ell endowed"
m m e veto no ok yes Cam ping/hiking/nature me veto no ok yes A verage masculinity
me
veto no ok yes Circum cised (cut)
m me veto no ok yes Reading/language arts me veto no ok yes Som ewhat fem inine
me
veto no ok yes N on-drcum dsed
I ____Incoma/Education Completad
me
veto no ok yes Considered handsome
____Favorite Bedtime Activities
1 me veto no ok yes Less than $ 10 ,00 0
me
veto no ok yes Considered cute
! me veto no ok yes $ 10 ,0 0 0 -8 2 0 ,0 0 0
me
veto no ok yes A verage looks
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veto no ok yes M ore than $40 ,00 0
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yes
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Som e high school
High school graduate
H S grad + some college
C ollege graduate
me
____Age Range
You must indicate your age.
me
me
me
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privacy at hom e m e
H ave
transportation
me
Not openly gay w/friends me
Handicapped
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veto no ok yes
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veto no ok yes Plain/hom eiy
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veto no ok yes C u dd lin g car es sing
veto no ok yes J /O (m anual stim ulation)
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veto no ok yes French active (gives BJ)
veto no ok yes French passive (gets BJ)
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veto no ok yes G reek active (anal top)
veto no ok yes G reek passive (bottom )
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veto no ok yes
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V ersatile*
Expenm ental/kinky
* If you enjoy both French and both G reek a d iv i-
ties, just o rd e the m e for V ersatile.
Send this form with $20 (plus $10 per additional set of 5 matches) to: ComQuest, P.O. Box 1069, Palatine, IL 60078
Visa/MC #
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veto no ok yes Sm ooth (tittle body hair)
veto no ok yes H airy chest
veto no ok yes Very haky/teddy bear
me
me
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Non smoker
Light smoker
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veto no
veto no
veto no
veto no
veto no
veto no
veto no
veto no
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veto
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veto no ok yes
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me
veto no ok yes
no ok yes Fine arts events
| m m e e veto
me
veto no ok yes
no ok yes Popular concerts
me
veto no ok yes
I m e veto
veto no ok yes Spectator sports events
1 me veto no ok yes Dining out/m ovie-going ____Personality
me
me
me
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Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
New Age/Spiritual
Very religious
Agnostic/not religious
____Height/Welght
Exp date______ Signature____________________ ___ Amt
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