Even among the honest declarations of fondness, there were barbs she'd have rather kept to herself. Quietly, she sits with her teacup, sipping it for a moment.
"I find most men who say that to women think they know a woman's mind, then they are disappointed and hurt to find it not what they expected."
She shrugged her shoulders a bit, frowning.
"At least you treat me as if you actually believe I have a mind -- more than what you tell me to, than needs only be filled with what you think it ought to. There are far too many men who seem to believe a ten-year-old smarter than a grown woman, simply by virtue of sex."
Her smile comes almost without her bidding it. She can't help it.
"Of course, those men are usually the most easily influenced. Play the fragile doll, and they'll never realise they're the puppet on strings. Still, I'd rather one who knew to be wary than one easily controlled."
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Even among the honest declarations of fondness, there were barbs she'd have rather kept to herself. Quietly, she sits with her teacup, sipping it for a moment.
"I find most men who say that to women think they know a woman's mind, then they are disappointed and hurt to find it not what they expected."
She shrugged her shoulders a bit, frowning.
"At least you treat me as if you actually believe I have a mind -- more than what you tell me to, than needs only be filled with what you think it ought to. There are far too many men who seem to believe a ten-year-old smarter than a grown woman, simply by virtue of sex."
Her smile comes almost without her bidding it. She can't help it.
"Of course, those men are usually the most easily influenced. Play the fragile doll, and they'll never realise they're the puppet on strings. Still, I'd rather one who knew to be wary than one easily controlled."