Too good for you?

Jacqueline Passey is a "high-quality woman," and if you don't believe it, just ask her:

And she caught a fair amount of flak for saying these things: one ex-reader (I assume) sniffed, "Is there a more self righteous bitch anywhere else in the blogsphere?" (Answer: Scads of them.)

For my part, I can't get too worked up about this. At the very least, she's upfront about what she has to offer, and it's up to you to decide whether she matches your particular priorities; rather a lot of folks hide their light under a bushel. (Ask me about my grain elevator.) She doesn't happen to hit mine especially well, as it happens, but that's hardly a reason to criticize someone. And while I tend to be wary of an elevated sense of self — rather a lot of people have defined themselves as Good while doing their best to hide from the advance of Evil — I suspect she's closer to the Ayn Rand side of the spectrum, where love and romance are transactions like any other, and hey, it's a tough market out there. Besides, I'm older than her target age group, and I suspect that the clash of dissimilar libidos would result in either heartbreak or heart attack, neither of which is on my list of Desired Outcomes. Still, I am a firm believer in holding out for what you want, and I can't fault her for doing the same. Bottom line: I think I'd like her; I have no reason to think we ought to be dating.

She adds:

Now that's gonna leave a mark.

Disclosures:

• I did actually email her once, about something of not much importance. Her response could be fairly characterized as direct and precise.
  
• Approximately half the population is below average in appearance; a different half (inevitably there is some overlap) is below average in intelligence. I assume I qualify for at least one of the above.
  
• I'm relatively old. Even my relatives are relatively old, or at least older than they used to be.
  
• On the wealth curve, I rank as "not broke but not rolling in it either."
  
• Most of my activities tend to be of no interest to anyone.
  
• I get zero emails a week from delusionally hopeful women.
  

I should also point out that this post multiplied Jacqueline's traffic ninefold, so I can reasonably expect to get three, maybe four extra visits out of this response. And if what you wanted here was a point-by-point response to her assertions, try this.