I agree with everything you’ve said here... except the notion that NPR is in any way neutral... oh you did say MORE Neutral... so MAYBE I can let it pass... (NPR did use to at least try for neutrality, but in the last two years, they’ve flooded the airwaves with opinion pieces, and all kinds of “experts” who literally…

I once had a personal-ad date go quiet for a bit, then look up sadly, and say, “I’m sorry, I’m just not feeling it.” While I was a bit disappointed (he was CUTE) I understood and appreciated his candor. So I said, “Yeah, same here, but I am enjoying the conversation. Shall we finish up the drinks and then go our…

That’s a pretty fucked up and victimizing way to view the world.

As a straight woman, I think a lot of women (and men) don’t know how to behave when saying no. The rejected person usually doesn’t escalate things if they feel they have been treated with respect and dignity.

Again, if you don’t know then why are you going? If you literally believe the person you’re meeting could be a potential psychopath, why are you going? Are you forced to go out with this person? Are you really that desperate where you think you have no choice?

The only thing crazier than crazy people are the seemingly sane people who feel the need to treat a simple interaction as a hostage negotiation.