I regret that you can find no value in my response to your bullet points. I answered the best way I knew how, according to my understanding of them, but as Frank Sinatra might say, “I did it my way.”

I am sorry that my way is not to your satisfaction.

If you read deeply into what I have written, you may discover that it contains the answers that you seek.

One example:

• You wrote: When a woman tells you about a bad experience she had with a man or even men in general, do not get defensive. Just respond with empathy. “Oh wow, that really sucks.”
• My answer: “If somebody, man or woman, is telling me about a bad experience, I am inclined to listen sympathetically.”

If you read that answer discerningly, you may discover the subtle implication suggesting that the exercise you were asking me to perform is actually part of my everyday life. I am constantly performing it.

If that is not doing the exercise as intended, then I must confess to being a complete ignoramus. I am not worthy o’ enlightened one.

Regarding the rest of my responses, I will let them stand on their own and speak for themselves. You either grok them, or you don’t. Their meaning and relevance are only visible to those who choose to see them.

I will let anyone who chooses to read my comment decide for himself or herself its relevance and value, as you have decided for yourself.

I responded to your challenges, and I did it my way.