FG,
Apologies for my role in hi-jacking the thread in order to deal with WTF, or even if any statement I made felt like an attack, rather than what I felt were clear assessments of some folks needing to see and handle things differently if they want to avoid conflict. Proactive is a good word to keep in mind. It seems you just couldn't understand why someone would be sensitive to what might be deemed as an insensitively worded question, from the other party's POV. Good luck in your future dealings with the ladies.....I have a feeling, you're gonna need it. :-)
Ladies, while we are often purposely insulted and deal with the same questions repeatedly, ya gotta learn to deal with folks in whatever manner you feel is necessary to stay sane, yet doesn't hurt your biz. Unless ya got so much biz, it just doesn't matter how ya behave. LOL "Going off" is not necessarily your best bet, unless gents who enjoy that type of behavior are your target clients.
Everyone else here......I appreciate your patience, support, and advice while I back and forthed with WTF. I already know that he will likely cyber stalk me around the board for a while, most of you believe that he will at the very least annoy me, or even cause me to go off on a tangent. However, there is no need to be concerned, as this ain't my first rodeo where he was in attendance and most of us already know and appreciate our abilities to see someone's true colors. So, rest assured, I knew it going in to a discussion with him, but also know that I feel no one is irredeemable, not even WTF.
WTF.....know that I understand and even have compassion for your "misconceptions", however, I am currently not employed with a psychiatric facility. And, if you should ever wish to continue with online counseling, you're gonna have to pay up front. Time is money, ya know? And since you've alluded to being a man of means, you can afford my counsel. If not mine, then I do know many who are very qualified and still work in the field. But first, you are gonna need to take responsibility for purposely offending me and then I'd really appreciate and require an apology. These things are non-negotiable. You can insult me and spin my words and meaning as much as ya want, but I won't be acknowledging you even exist until you do. I don't think treating an adult as if they were child is necessarily the best thing here, but until you start behaving accordingly, what else can I do? Also, know that once you start ranting about how it doesn't bother you that I would do this, everyone will know just how much it does. Best of luck!
Thanks everyone.......MM