Chateau Heartiste

The Cuntescending Woman

Reader Matt has a Game question about how to handle a cuntescending woman.

Hey, was hoping for your advice here. I met this girl who’s married and in her 30s. I’m in my 20s and not attracted to her at all, yet she kept calling me her “little brother”. Because I’m not attracted to her I don’t want to be with her. But it still seemed like she was kinda friend zoning me anyway, a subtle form of disrespect. Because I want all women (even the ones I’m not interested in) to respect me im curious about your take on this and if it is a sign of disrespect, what to do about it.

I wouldn’t be so quick to assume she’s disrespecting you. Is she condescending? Sure. But women will sometimes condescend to relieve sexual tension, aka flirt. This particular woman knows she’s married and older than you. (And remember that in older woman years, a 10 year age difference is like a twenty year gap.) Rhetorically placing you in a “do not touch” glass case is how she spares her ego, given that she probably (and rightly) figures you, as a younger man, wouldn’t be attracted to her. It’s a case of sour grapes. (“i can’t have him, so I’ll pretend he’s off-limits by patronizing him like a little brother”)

It’s unusually casual for a woman you just met to refer to you as her “little brother”. She’s creating an artificial emotional distance between you two because she’s attracted to you but doesn’t want to jeopardize her marriage.

Don’t get all bent out of shape the next time she says it. Be calm and composed. Reply in the prescribed CH manner, with amused mastery:

“That’s sexy little brother to you.”

Replying this way let’s her know 1. she’s not worth taking seriously and 2. you are on to her true feelings for her. Even if she doesn’t have those feelings, you come out on top because you will have assumed the sale and thus regained hand over her. Give it a shot and let us know how it goes.