Miss. Opinionated : Mind over matter.

The Butler Syndrome

It's really important that a lady remains hydrated throughout the day. But don't think that this rule is not applicable in the middle of a movie, no no. We can't have men thinking our needs are set aside just because the movie gets exciting now can we?

Sure enough, a lady of this breed will hold no reservations in requesting your premier butler service in the middle of a movie. Don't think for a minute that she actually needs a drink. It's all a ruse to see if you'll give in to her very unreasonable request. If you do, she may even text her friends telling them how she's got you under her spell whilst you're out buying her the drink.

What to do?

This kind of behaviour can become systemic. As a nice guy, you may feel tempted to comply but that is exactly what you shouldn't do. Remember, aside from being completely educated the wrong way, a lady of this breed will make a habit of this behaviour if you let her. Any self respecting man, nice or not should stick to his principles, and being someone else's servant isn't one of them. Let her know you're not prepared to be that kind of guy for her. You can be subtle, but the message should be clear.

Waiting for Miss. Busy

Let's face it, we live in a world with more and more people developing hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorder. Honestly, how many tabs in your browser do you have open right now? Exactly.. Women are known for their multi-tasking abilities, but really what that means is they're dividing their attention and time between many different activities, and even people. Naturally, it may take Miss. Busy several days to reply, if at all. Right? Right????!

You have to remember that rationality is not a shared trait between genders, at least in the way you understand rationality.
Miss. Busy may in fact be not very busy at all. The appearance of being too occupied to reply, allows Miss. Busy to mask any signs of being too desperate or needy. Perhaps this insecurity was instilled on her from her previous life of being Miss. Available (and yielding undesired results). But in any case, the well informed man will refrain from appearing too desperate too. You may call her after a few days if she does not respond, but if she still doesn't respond, then go ahead and assume that Miss. Busy is too busy to bother with you and isn't worth your time. Best go with Miss. Available.

Questions with no right answer

Sometimes, a simple question like "Do I look fat?" can make life very hard for the uninformed man. Such presumptuous questions seem to give no reasonable answer. Either you tell the truth and confirm she does look fat, or you lie and then she accuses you of lying. This kind of snare trap is common and highly disagreeable. One should learn how to ask reasonable questions with reasonable answer spaces instead of expecting poor unsuspecting men to choose between the lesser of two evils.

Treat this as a rhetorical question to which no direct answer is needed. Instead, recognise the baiting nature of this question and oblige to her harmless call for attention. Redirection is key.

In the end, your reply is probably as fake as Cher's face but at least you've avoided one battle you sincerely do not want to fight.