On Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:47:37 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:

> I had a live-in girlfriend who went to a Mary Kay event, and was disgusted
> by their philosophy. When I told her that I knew what Mary Kay was all
> about, she was angry with me for not warning her, but if I would have,
> she would have been angry with me for being critical of something she
> wanted to check out, and would have accused me of being controlling.
> It was no-win for me either way.

You could have just been empathetic - "Oh, that's terrible. The
nerve those *******s. I'm sorry you had to endure that.". Really
lay it on. Then maybe you could have gotten that anal sex you were
always seeking.

-sw