Blather, rinse, repeat

Oh...well, again, total neutrality here, but making rude and offensive comments SOLEY to be rude and offensive seems, to me, like a waste of time and energy. I won't try and be a hypocrite and claim that I've never done it, becuase I have, but I usually find in the end it caused me more drama and annoyance than they were worth.

While you may see Rose as stupid, weak, frivolous, hopelessly-behind-the-times, etc., I DO know that when she is presented with a netural, intelligent, non-offensive arguement she will listen to it and try to respond in an equally neutral, intelligent, and non-offensive manner. It just seems (in my opinion, of course) that the comments you've made haven't been aimed at helping charities or trying to solidly discredit Rose's view, but rather it seems like her asking for honeymoon money was an excuse for you to pounce on her because you disagree with her personality. While you are entitled to your own views and opinions, I guess what I don't understand is why you would go out of your way to attack Rose, instead of making a direct and legitimate argument against whatever it is that you disagree with.