Anyway, after he told her what he did she said very simply and without even a hint of condescension: "Oh, that's nice." If she had been acting, she'd have gotten an Oscar. No furrowing of the brow, no cocking of the head, no flinch of any kind. He got a little indignant at her for this reply; the words chosen, I think are what caused him to become defensive! After a brief exchange trying to clarify a reply that I don't think needed much he said it made her seem and I quote, "superficial and golddiggerish."
well.. i dont wnat to stick up for the guy, since i dont know what his respsone was, but

tbh, no matter how it was delivered 'oh thats nice' regardless of how delivered, with nothing else given... gives the message of 'who cares, not interested'

i mean 'oh thats nice' followed by *anything* that is related to the subject, thats fine

but just oh tahts nice, then just let it drop...

for some people, that might just naturally come off as a big screw you


'hey what do you do'
'im the president of the US'
'oh thats nice!' (given with due respect)
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'thats all you have to say? nothing else? are you shallow? show *some* freaking reaction.. good or otherwise.. pleas for the love of christ have a real opinion... anything... just say something'

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but thats just me.. 'oh thats nice' is a dismissive comment no matter how you look at it, if not followed by anything else

even if not intended as such..

i mean.. ladies.. show some interest.. something.. it was a line intended as sparking *some* conversatino.. not some precanned nothing response..