I'm tired of having to match wits with these women who come at me in this manner

I feel that I want to give myself a bit of time to regain my composure and sense of self before I even consider seeking out the presence of that barista I've written about these past couple of months.  People WILL judge me on how I handle this bad position this person has put me in, and while I feel confident I'd be okay with seeing her at her place of employment in the next few days or so, I'd just as soon not try to seek out her presence for the next two or three weeks.

The headline of this post highlights a very, very tiresome aspect of these kinds of deals.  I guess that I come off as intelligent yet vulnerable to some kinds of feminine aggression. and the combination provided a big temptation for a lot of women in my personal history to try me.  Very tiresome.