I have been head-patted before by people I have dated. It did not produce the desired result, unless it was that they wanted to be single. I am a strong, intelligent, sensitive, empathetic, outspoken, and opinionated woman. I know my place, it is existing and being treated as an equal within my personal relationships.
I feel fortunate to be a part of this online community, where people are taken to task by moderators and other members for "head-patting" type behavior, and because of this, it does not seem to rare its head here often.
This has happened to me multiple times at work and other times in my life as well. However, I think that the question posed in this thread was aimed toward experiencing this within our own community on and offline.
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