Hello, you lovely gentlemen!
This post has two purposes. Number one, I would like you thank the gentlemen of Upstate New York. This thank you goes to the men I have seen and many of those whom I have not. Thank you for:
1) Always treating me with respect both on the boards and off
2) Always treating the other ladies with respect
3) Being far more empathetic to providers than some in other areas of this board. I feel very lucky to be providing here in Upstate New York.
4) Going out of your way to be the gentlemen we ladies want to spend time with
I could go on, but I don’t think I need to. Saying anything more would involve specifics, but this is just a general “thank you” for being so fabulous! So thank you!
Here is the second purpose of this post. As much as I hate to admit it, I don’t know everything. Surprising, I know. I would like to get some opinions on things from the hobbyists’ perspectives. Ladies, please feel free to join in if you have something to add as well!
1) I understand why people get angry when we ladies will not see them. There is one situation that I recently encountered that I would like to share with you. I do not consider sharing this to be unprofessional because of the extent to which this man abused his China privileges. Also, I will not be sharing any of his information.
I chose not to see the man for disrespect he showed some other ladies. I cannot say what it was, but for the sake of argument, let us please assume that my reasoning was sound. I was honest with him in my reasoning and went out of my way to put it quite delicately. He was polite at first.
He messaged me several days later with some very rude things to say. He told me that I was “missing out” because he is a great tipper. He also told me that there are plenty of other “wh*res” he could see. Looks like I actually dodged a bullet, doesn’t it?
As for the "wh*res" comment… [sigh] I may be young, but I’m not young enough to be affected by such childish nonsense.
So here’s my question: Why do men say these things when we will not see them? I understand the basic psychological concept that they need to insult us for rejecting them. What I would like to know is whether or not you guys think they mean what they are saying. Would a man who truly respects providers use this to insult them in the hopes that it might work? Or do the ones who say these things just pretend to respect us until we piss them off? I’m curious!
2) Why do some clients feel the need to find physical flaws and point them out to us? Is it because they feel we should be perfect due to the fact that they are paying us? Is it that they are trying to convince themselves that they can do better? Maybe just a lack of tact combined with a touch of idiocy?
3) Why does the ECCIE board content differ so greatly from the nasty things I have heard about ASPD before it was shut down? Did something change with the transition to ECCIE, or was I mistaken in trusting my ASPD sources?
Now that I have reread my questions, they all seem to be negative in one way or another. I want to make sure everybody knows that I am posting this because I want to hear answers from the good guys, which most of you seem to be. I’m not complaining. Rather, my thirst for the discovery of people’s true motivations for things is getting the best of me! I often think very clinically about my interactions with people, which is probably why stupid things often don’t bother me. This quality of mine is worthless, though, when I need another perspective to make educated guesses. This is where you guys come in. Hopefully.
Disclaimer: I know that not everyone’s motivations for words and actions will all be the same. I just want to know what you think is likely.