I don't see these things as age specific. If anything, the younger ones don't generally haven't accrued the baggage yet, so are simpler but in my opinion not less intelligent; perhaps because they haven't triggered their biological clock yet so aren't desperate. The one I mentioned took a month to even ask what my line of work was, whereas usually it takes one minute Hasn't fronted yet, gives me my space, follows my lead(without me actually having to consciously lead), doesn't get hysterical when I can't hook up etc. It's EZ. I look forward to the moment she does shit on the carpet though; I see it as inevitable part of this experiment

Agreed. Well put.

Treat accordingly.

We do.

By tolerating their bullshit.

Stick and carrot. Really just stick...until they start acting right. Then they can have some carrot, but keep your stick on hand