kefln, you put forward very logical explanations. BUT. Her friends from university say that it just isn't true that women tend not to like her. Apparently she has plenty of female friends.
I was a tomboy and always got on better with men, although since hitting my 40s I have made a lot more female friends. Being friends with men is provocative to other women, whether you want that response or not. Don't tell me Lauren doesn't know this; I sure did. I just can't buy this "don't understand" thing.
So! I think she is playing. I just don't think she is doing it very successfully yet. I hope she gets better at it