> Don't take it as an insult. Men in general will not admit it in public,
> especially, I predict, American men, but women are on the whole perceived
> as
> annoyingly superficial with a one-track "social probe" masquerading as a
> mind. The guy that said "you don't count" was probably referring to the
> fact
> that you seem more intelligent and insightful than women usually are.
>
I'm not sure if this would be more insulting to men or women.
I wonder how many people who express these sorts of views are also wondering why they are proceeding through their nth divorce / hate their life / are contemplating an extended (very extended?) life of loneliness.
I'm sure this is mere correlation, as causality appears to be illusory
Emlyn