SP- there is no way you get the quantity of information you get without engaging with her.
That's true, but also trivial.
A typical (though artificial) email exchange: Mrs. SP: So long as SHE is involved I won't go to counseling.
SP: Okay.
Mrs. SP: Fine! And it doesn't make any difference to ME, anyway! Signore il Secondo and I didn't sleep 10 minutes the whole time I was in European City! And skills? You WISH you had those skills!
SP: That's great! I'm happy for you. You needed it.
Mrs. SP: F*ck you! Leave me alone!
So do I engage? Yes, at a fairly minimal level. Do I ask for information? No need -- it's shoveled at me from the back of a truck.
Does it bother me? Naaah.
Mind over matter; I don't mind, because it doesn't matter.
