I have an interesting experience on this very subject... I was talking to this girl on the phone at one point... and we were talking fine and whatnot.. she lives about 40 miles from me. So she asks when I'm going to come see her and I was just kinda like "I dunno, we'll see". So eventually she asks me what kind of car I drive. I tell her that in fact I bicycle everywhere and such. Her response? "I have to go call my mom.. I'll call you back". I seriously couldn't stop laughing. She was like 32, by the way. It didn't even upset me. I found it so completely absurd, I just laughed... and I still laugh about it. I agree that there does seem to be some sort of social stigma against those of us that choose a car-free lifestyle. Then again, any girl that wouldn't date me simply because I do not own a car is far too shallow for me to bother with anyway. So I agree that it's a great way to filter out the shallow, materialistic types that I wouldn't want around anyway.