I ran into this problem as well and I passed on a lot of caterers. I found that asking them what they can offer in your price point ($20/person for me) got a lot of positive responses and we ended up with an amazing caterer.

I wanted a short dress and did not want to pay a lot, so I actually bought a floor length off the rack dress during a super sale and then had it shortened. $425 for the dress and $125 for the tailoring :-)

I'm the exact opposite. I far prefer the actual terms to the slang terms. However, I don't take offense at the slang terms (unless offense is clearly meant, etc).

The FLDS would continue to do this regardless of what the law says as they have continued to defy the law for practically their entire existence. Banning polygamy on the basis of cohabitation isn't the way to go about preventing these unions. The real issues you are voicing here, and for the record I agree with you,…

Agreed!

"How a party can, in good conscience, ask a demographic for their votes while simultaneously telling them to go fuck themselves is almost unfathomably audacious." I literally started clapping at my computer. Dead on.

True - age plays a part on both sides. But women are the only ones shamed for not having kids young AND we're shamed when there is something "wrong" with that child. Men are rarely ever looked at.

Note - not saying men should be blamed. Ideally no one is blamed b/c this shouldn't be a blame issue. But when it comes to…

A+ all around. Just wanted to chime in and say that a big reason studies linking paternal age to birth defects are hard to find is because it hasn't been studied until fairly recently. Even then, it pales in comparison to the numbers done about maternal age. I find this really surprising, because of the studies I have…

Can someone explain to me how twerking is about "girl power"?

But it wasn't outright unthoughtfulness - Gretchen had put money aside to buy her friend a present later because unforeseen circumstances caused her to be strapped at the time of the wedding. Almost this exact situation happened to me - I was unemployed and had been setting aside some money to get her something before…

I don't think anyone is making the point that boys should have to control their boners. I think in the heat of the conversation some tact has gone out the window, but if you read back over it, as I just read all of this thread, I don't see anyone actually making that argument. There seems to be a lot of…

By saying "guess you're special then" you're implying that it is his experience that is not the norm rather than implying that his experience simply differs from your own. To imply the latter you could say "My experiences have shown me something different." Something like this would lead someone to actually believe…

100% agree. I had someone claim to me that their cured their cancer through juicing. I don't have the facts to prove they were lying but...really? I think the anti-medication people are often overzealous and, in my opinion, sometimes downright crazy. There is also no denying that they can be harmful. Medication is a…

Thank you! I am incredibly pale (in the winter, my skin practically becomes translucent) and I am routinely teased, and I'm pushing 30, for my pale skin. Why? Why is my pale skin so bad? It's what I was born with. I have freckles - side effect of the pale skin. What's so wrong with freckles? I'll be honest, the big…

Or their obsession with utilizing silk scarves. Because that's not awkward...

hahahahahahahahahaha! I loled way too long at this comment!

If they think you ruined the moment or made things awkward, then you asked wrong. Google "can I kiss you?" and watch some of the videos that pop up and check out The Date Safe Project, Inc. One can be romantic, spontaneous, and yet completely respectful, honest, and forthright about consent at the same time.

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I don't think this is really judging people who are on medication. This is a recognition of a social trend and suggesting that maybe we need to discuss this. Our discussion may result in us saying that we don't have a problem with all the medication, and that's fine. But considering the high amount of medication this…

I have no problem with pills, people ending their suffering, and I agree with you that there is no badge of honor in suffering for suffering's sake. That being said, I agree with the general gist (or what I took away from this article anyway) of this article in that we're becoming a society who's knee-jerk reaction is…

To be totally unhelpful, it depends on the cause of your anxiety and depression. If you're dealing with biological anxiety/depression, often medication is going to bring you the best relief as it addresses the biological causes. Unfortunately the relief may be short lived due to side effects, so you need to weigh your…