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A lonely Waltham florist is tired of surfing for love on the Internet.
So he’s circulating a flier offering $1,000 to anyone who can set him up with the woman he’ll eventually marry.
“WANTED: Wife for this Man!” scream the fliers.
“I’ve got a bounty on the wife,” said Dave Greenberg from behind the counter of his flower store.
The lucky woman could be any age, but must be one who “looks young, thinks young, dresses young and plays young.” No ladder climbers or work fanatics please. Must have sense of humor, not be prudish and be willing to vacation by car or train, because Greenberg doesn’t fly.
He, meanwhile, has owned the flower shop in Waltham across from the police station since 1985. He describes himself as “honest, faithful, fun, reliable and responsible,” likes to play tennis and ski, and wants to move to San Diego. He would not give his age.
Greenberg is no stranger to the world of prearranged dating. In the 1980s, he held singles parties in area hotels - up to 1,500 between the years of 1979 and 1992, he said.
Greenberg has been married, but is divorced. Since then, he has been scanning the Internet personals, but has had little luck. Most women can’t get past his two central conditions, he said: must be willing to give up flying, and must be willing to move to San Diego.
His watchword now paraphrases a song lyric from the musical South Pacific: “When you meet your true love and best friend, never ever let her go.”
That’s exactly what he’s advertising to do.
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