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True, and I explicitly said she told me of her own initiative of her past. Yes, she was under no obligation to do that. And yes, what matters is the person she is now, not then. I explicitly said that in my post.

And I don't think my commentary upsets a lot of women on FR - just an animated, passionate few. As to why they see my commentary through such a prism, I can't say. They are the best judges of that.

I don't think I have ever called anyone on this site an alpha princess, no idea where that came from, sorry. Your use of quotes around that figure of speech suggests you are quoting me, and I don't think that's accurate, but I could be wrong.

And I also have no idea how I gave the impression that I want a woman to be at my beck and call. I truly don't see how it comes across in my point of view. In fact, I have been frank in other posts that my longterm galpal doesn't even live in the same city as I do and we share 4-day weekends every 3-4 weeks alternately in LA and LV. I don't know how that could be interpreted as a strong desire on my part to have a woman at my 'beck and call,' sorry.

I have bluntly stated that many men don't like dealing with a career woman with a heavy personal schedule. I think this is true. I have also bluntly said that when men are given the choice with a successful woman who has excessive work demands and a successful woman who has a more agreeable schedule, much more often than not they will reject the woman with too many time demands in favor of the one.

If that somehow gets filtered as I want a woman at my beck and call, all I can say it that such an interpretation speaks volumes for whoever interpreted it that way. And whatever it is saying, it's not flattering.

I agree with much of what you say, BTW. A woman who carries a demanding schedule, with little time for their husband or children, is doing a big disservice to them. And I also agree, that if men are afraid of women asking about their occupation, then they may have some reason to feel that way. Just recently, my sister was AMAZED to learn, that women often demand child-support for their children until they are done with COLLEGE. I have known that for some time.