I'm struck by how graceless her reply to your compliment was. People really underestimate how insulting such remarks are - at least I hope they do, because the idea that they know exactly what they're suggesting is so unpleasant.

So here's hoping it's just a touch of the ol' social awkwardness - and not only is your reaction justified, if problematic in its own way, but hey, at least neither of you gals is Anne Rice (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AB4F6UHL20U95/ref=cm_cr_auth/103-6747848-6084611) (scroll down to her remarks on Blood Canticle).