&gt; I have little reason to believe NTDF9&#x27;s characterization of the encounter. Neither do you.<p>I do not have such need to <i>believe</i>, as I take what the other person says at face value. Specifically NTDF9 gave a report of his date (a real-life event), and it is hardly a random internet opinion; he was the one who was there in flesh and blood body and only he could have assessed it better than anyone here (with their random internet opinions&#x2F; judgements). Not imposing my own opinions and biases on the other person -- and generally taking what they say at face value -- makes life much easier when it comes to interacting with people.<p>Also, as random internet opinions don&#x27;t spring out of nowhere -- they are reflective of the people who write them -- I wouldn&#x27;t downplay it using the attribute &quot;just.&quot; I started this whole thread after being bewildered by someone (vinceguidry) defending a girl who was just reported to be stereotypically judgemental of her date. He wasn&#x27;t just expressing a random internet opinion, especially as I am familiar of this attitude among (some) men in the real-world.<p>What people talk on the internet is reflective of what happens in the real-world.