Hilarious encounter with a conservative woman who should be a liberal. I wasn't really "approaching" her (dating app), I had a genuine question about something she wrote (sometimes I have friendly conversations with people when we have no intent on meeting).
In her profile, she complains that her man can't be like the rest of men who complain about a woman being successful, pursuing her career, and wanting to talk about it. I asked if that was really a thing, a man not liking that she has a career. She somewhat nicely replied that everyone she dates rolls her eyes as soon as she brings up work. I asked if it was an occasional mention of work or was there no conversation but work as if it dominates the relationship? I asked her what this career was that she's so passionate about.
She replied, "Ugh. Why do I have to be passionate about my career? Why can't I have a normal level of interest in my job and want to talk about that with family or friends?"
Naturally that attitude was all I need to call it like I see it. I basically said, "It was a logical deduction to assume you were passionate about your career with your previous words. Normal people don't talk about work so often that people roll their eyes. Normal people mention work occasionally, no more. People who love or hate their job talk about it frequently. So if you only have a "normal" interest in your job and talk about it too much, you have nothing else to offer in conversation. If you claim everyone else has the same reaction, the issue isn't them. YOU are the common denominator here".
I triggered a long defensive series of posts about me being an asshole, don't judge her, and I made a bunch of assumptions.
It reeked of projection and overly sensitive trigger point; I definitely hit a nerve. That woman needs therapy. Conservative women aren't light years ahead of liberal women. You have less to argue about, but they're every bit as "modern" and batshit crazy. Fuck the local country women for mostly being fat or looking 10 years older than they are. Or having 6 kids