Yes, the Mishna implies that the restriction are equal.
I was preempting the statement that while the Mishna says “Al Tarbeh”, that is only in reference to your wife, but kal v’chomer with regard to other women you shouldn’t talk at all.
My apologies. Apparently, I misunderstood you on the other page then. Never mind.
And while your self-deprecating remarks (or attempts at self-effacement, if you can call it that) may be necessary to get some people here to answer you, I find that they only make me uncomfortable. Please don’t use that approach with me.
My apologies for making you feel uncomfortable. That’s not my intent. I just like to recognize my limitations. Some people like to believe that they are smart, intelligent, cunning, etc. when, in fact, they may be stone-cold stupid. If there’s one thing that I can say positively about myself, it’s that I know my limitations. Nonetheless, I wasn’t trying to make you (or anyone else) feel uncomfortable and I apologize if that’s the way it came out.
The Wolf