To the Hateration Nation,
Firstly, what's with all of the scorn. Let HollowHorizon do his thing, give him advice, not scorn.
No, I don't think it was a good idea to send that letter for all the reasons already articulated by other posters. But it is possible that he elicited a good response from the gesture. Just because writing such a letter is a textbook AFC move doesn't mean it will fail. AFC does not equal automatic failure. Thus, all this cynicism of how the girl recieved the letter is not merited. Just because her response goes against the common grain of what we all assumed would happen doesn't mean he is lying. We should not throw away his ideas just because we don't believe such an outcome is possible. Instead, we should critically examine what happened. Why did the girl react in this way, and what is going to happen next?
I think that in many philosophies, DJism included, the majority of people agree on one particular canon and set out to propagate said canon. They loose their critical distance and no longer analyze new ideas, they just repeat blindly what they have learned, refusing to believe anything could happen that does not fall within their predictions of what is possible. This really doesn't help anyone as it prevents further developement of ideas and techniques.
Give HollowHorizon some credit. He made a move, and it seems to have paid off, at least for now.
There are a few facets that could have influenced the outcome of this case...
1) the girl has not been in many real relationships. Thus, the letter touched her deeply. I have noticed that more experienced girls don't go for this kind of stuff and are much less impressed by it.
2) she already likes him a lot. Then, pretty much anything Horizon does won't matter.
3) she is reacting emotionally as a friend would react, but is looking for a way out.
I actually believe that using this letter writing technique on younger, inexperienced girls can work if you want a quick relationship. A girl not used to being pursued will respond with strong feeling in turn. She will get caught up in the moment and the thrill of having a boy who likes her. After awhile, however, this will wear off. Girls with experience have already gone through this stage of lovey-dovey virginal love, and are much more realistic (read hardened).
Peace.