Kudos to your (consistently) excellent observations! I admit, I like talking to women like that. When I was in nyc in late july, I was at a pizza parlor on W 3rd & Sullivan and was sharing a stand-up table with two women around 30. Not bad looking at all.
Anyway, one was talking to the other about how her new love interest was dissatisfying her because he was 'too controlling.' I politely interrupted and said I was sorry to overhear, but would she like a man's point of view?
Actually, and I am sure you know this Mr. J, their conversation was partly female banter and partly to bait a man within earshot into their conversation.
I just asked her nicely "What makes you feel that anyone would want to control you?" I could see her pupils dilating. She stammered something about 'independence.' I reminded her that you have succeeded in being independent when you are completely alone and do whatever you want. "Is that what you want?"
This was way too heavy for these two Columbia University graduates. Oh well, my point is I like to pick the brains of these types of folks as I encounter them - there's nothing quite as much fun as conversing with someone who prefaces their comments with "I have thought about this a lot" and then two or three pointed questions later, it is clear that they haven't really thought about this at all.
Still on for LV in October?
Ha ha! Shame on you for denying them their hoped-for opportunity to go on at length about what slugs men are!
I'm going back and forth on October...but December is almost certain. Lot of stuff going on at the office right now. I'll let you know if October is on. ;)