Hi Stephanie, your points are well made and correct. I responded to your points about girl game at some length in a new post today, let me know your thoughts.

Regarding your final point about this female who was frankly annoying me that night, you're not actually that far off. I have no idea what her relationship status is at the moment (and nor do I particularly care) but apparently she did engage in some, shall we say, active career management with at least one reasonably high-ranked character within my firm back when she worked here as a full-time employee. All I can say is that women like this should not be touched with a 10-foot barge pole except for pump-and-dumps.

One of the more amusing analogies that I've come across on this subject relates to rental cars: anything that's been driven that hard for that long by that many people is probably not something you want to be putting your key into…

It doesn't take much to attract a man. Most men will even put up with an incredible amount of lady bullshit until their late twenties. Around that time, the power balance tips dramatically into mens favor. Why? Because most women never learn a damn thing about keeping a man. I saw this yesterday while I was at a sports bar with a friend. There was a very young couple right next to us. The guy was bland at best, the girl was a polished up cheer type. My male friend told me that girl was going to become bitter over the years. She had spent the evening being loud, giggling, and just being a pain. She thought she was flirting and being playful. Not at all. My male friend was right, she will become bitter. She will have plenty of young men put up with her crap to sleep with her or to get a trophy girl for awhile. Later in life after many failed relationships she will blame others. I have seen this with women too many times.

FYI- The reason this woman left and came back, most likely a failed relationship. That is the only reason attractive women leave and come back in the work force. No wonder she flung herself at you. No game, no guy, and doesn't want to pay her own rent. You are indeed wise to have ignored her.

I never left – I just didn't know what to contribute to your other posts.

“Then I saw that there was a way to Hell, even from the gates of heaven.”
– John Bunyan, Pilgrims Progress

Hey, welcome back. It was, to an extent, but that would be looking at it in a rather petty fashion. I think the best way to look at an interaction like that is as a case study in maintaining frame. For instance, there were times when this chick was practically pressed up against me- amazing rack and all. I found this quite irritating given that I was in deep conversation with my good buddy, so I just pushed her away. Most Gamma males would expect a woman to slap a man for doing that. Nothing happened; if anything, she just tried harder. She did give up, eventually, for which I am grateful- did I mention that this woman smokes and swears like a sailor?