professional or senior or accomplished than me. I hope she is.

But if she is, then I'm willing to bet she is far more likely to conduct herself in a professional environment like me as opposed to like you.

All I could contribute to the OP is what the specific criteria he listed translated to in work friendships I, as a woman, have had with male colleagues in a corporate environment. That's relevant.

The few women that have responded in this post have not been cosigning any of the passive-aggressive, emotionally-inept, relationship-killing, non-communicative trash you guys are promoting. That's relevant.


Your experience is yours, my experience is mine. The OP can judge for himself whose experiences resonate more given his situation.