Don't come at me like a man does, don't try to use the same manners, tone or demeanor. I'll just blow you off and ignore you like some dopy loon.
Maverick, I don't think I even understand what you mean by this. I don't try to "act" like a man or a woman...I'm just me.
I've worked on a farm (we farmed the first 10 years we were married), I've been an OTR truck driver...does that make me "butch"? I was also a music major the first time through college, and performed Handel's Messiah in both the orchestra and the chorus, I have african violets blooming in my office (is that "feminine enough"?). I driven an 18 wheeler across the country, I've nursed a tiny sick kitten back to health. I'm starting grad school to get my PhD this fall.
So, which of these, if any, would make you ignore me like a dopy loon? Do you prefer women who dress in pastels and speak in soft, submissive voices? Cause that's kind of what you're sounding like.
For that matter, my husband can rebuild an engine, drive a truck, and nurse a sick kitten, too (and talk baby talk to it). Do you think talking baby talk to a sick kitten is "sissy"?
I might be totally misreading your post, but I'm just totally confused...