PICKY, PICKY, PICKY
John Tierney's essay "Picky, Picky, Picky" (The Big City, Feb. 12) was droll and perceptive, but fell short of explaining why we develop the phenomenon that he calls the "Flaw-O-Matic." I believe it is because by rejecting someone quickly we avoid the possibility of being rejected ourselves.  JOSEPH BULGATZ New York