Reply #11: Hmmm... [View All]

[kalibex]

"She went on to add that if I wanted to "play with the big boys" I needed to learn the rules."

Her first comment could have been a (sardonic) compliment...but with this bit it sounds to me as if she was indeed merely advocating going along with the status quo to avoid inconveniencing male egos - unless, of course, she was just in deep sarcasm mode. Only you know her style of delivery to judge if that was the case.

-B