TotalBiscuit is a major figure among GamerGaters and a lot of independent developers can’t stand him.

Yeah, so Totalbiscuit’s initial tweet was totally rational and reasonable. He didn’t call the game terrible, he simply said it wasn’t for him. The response from the developer was kinda’ out of line.

That's awfully ignorant. Divorce rates have been falling since 1980, and the data show that couples in my demographic - upper middle class, highly educated professionals in their 30s - get and stay married. My boyfriend and I are the prime example of the couple which, statistically, does not get divorced.

You seem not to understand the difference between being in a committed relationship and making a lifelong commitment to another human being. In the first case, you "commit" generally, with no specific term or legal designation. In the second case, you are pledging your life and your loyalty to someone else and both…

some obscure reasons like green card or taxes.

she obviously hasn’t read “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem

Oh, you mean the Bible where they had a female judge called Deborah who led the Israelites and won battles and did a great fucking job? That Bible?

Dumb as shit.

B runs fucking countries, she can be hormonal until she's 103 if she wants.

Fuck, I need to move to Canada.

marriage is largely symbolic, but it has ties to family. i want to consider my relationship with my significant other as family, if we plan on staying together and having a family. but there are legal implications that ultimately make marriage somewhat necessary. if your SO is hospitalized, unless you are legally…

I would bet on Hillary’s “hormones” being far less likely than Chris Christie’s “temper tantrums” to start World War III...

Since when does biblical reasoning equal sound reasoning?

Nobody tell her Canada has a hormonal bitch on their money!

I can't explain something like this to you, if you don't fundamentally understand how and why marriage is a symbol. Sorry.

I know! Like, for real, Frankel, you have never had a single male friend, boyfriend, or family member who cared abot your thoughts and feelings? I don’t care about Bethenny Frankel’s thoughts and feelings either but that still makes me sad for her.

Several years ago, I taught the daughter of one of the Real Housewives of New York. She was a wonderful kid—bright, articulate, and insightful—but she didn’t speak too fondly about her experience of being in the public eye.

Well, in the American culture, marriage is important, especially when there aren't social safety nets to catch you when something happens. It's a symbol of commitment, and for many, it's not even about having a wedding.

Ok Jezie - what's going on? I held on until the second paragraph gritting my teeth. The reason I love this site is for the empowerment and insight of the writing. This piece fails on all sides. Who wants to be a begging dish towel on the floor. No one...and your readers did not deserve this. Fail.

I'm sorry. I was where you are about 7-8 years ago and it was crazymaking. Does he not want to marry me because he doesn't want to marry, or because he doesn't want me? I assumed that we were both similarly invested in the relationship because why else would we still be together after all these years? In our case, it…