No, it literally said "drama-queen and hot temper alert"! Hence the quotations marks. (Actually, because it was the start of a sentence, the D was capitalized, and there was a colon after alert. So I guess I misused the quotation marks while I was trying to make my overall sentence grammatically correct.)

So, I was perusing OKC, and I stumbled upon a profile that seemed really good until the last paragraph. "You should message me if" had a "drama-queen and hot-temper alert." He graciously said he was fine with different types of crazy (and gave numerous examples of acceptable crazy), but that he "can't handle the kind…

Dear fans of The Amazing Race,

I had popcorn and two bowls of cereal for dinner.

I wish I could tell you it'll get better, but I'm in my 30s and still have trouble getting friendships and relationships off the ground. I actually think that it's normal for us picky introverts to spend most of our lives alone — it's where the whole cat lady trope came from. (Think about it...you never see cat…

I am a horrible person because I love reading about the train wrecks in WaPo's Date Lab. In this week's edition, we have a rec center assistant manager requesting a petite damsel in distress (presumably much younger and in much better shape than he is). Instead, Date Lab sets him up with a policy wonk. He rejects her,…

I find it hard to believe that a 50-year-old "romanticist" who seeks out affairs doesn't even get cold sores.

The problem with young, half-naked bodies being EVERYWHERE is that people (guys) start to think that's what an average woman's body should look like.

My main takeaway from this video was that she's popped out a couple of kids and looks like that. I've popped out zero kids and look like ... this. Should I go to the gym or have another glass of wine?

When he/she doesn't reach out to you, and you don't care enough to reach out to him/her.

I think there is a middle ground here. The fadeaway by itself does not make you a jerk. If neither party is feeling it, then you can do the mutual fadeaway, and no one ever has to address the issue! But if someone contacts you and is like, "Hey I haven't heard from you...are we still going to get together again?" Then…

You cannot have a discussion about the slow fade / fadeaway without a panel of experts led by Garfunkel and Oates.

This is why I love pumpkin spice. The SPICES. Actual pumpkin is nasty. Gourds in general are nasty (with the exception of butternut squash in soup form). What I don't understand is why sweet potato spice is not a BFD. Sweet potato pie is amazing. Candied yams are amazing. Bottle that shit in syrup form and put it in…

This. I get really uncomfortable with the whole "mixed-race people are GORGEOUS!" and "omg, if you and [random white guy I went on a few dates with] had babies, they would be SO cute!" I understand that people saying these things think they are being complimentary, but the undertone is offensive. Like they're saying…

I like the sound of Persephone, but I think the mythology is a little heavy to saddle a little girl with. (For an adult, it would be awesome, though.) And because kids are assholes, I'm sure a Persephone would end up in a class of bullies who call her Phony.

I've definitely noticed a change in OB since the Great Disappearance a few years ago. They're no longer very absorbent for me. I have leaks almost every month. And weird leaks, too, where only half the tampon has any blood on it. I'm like..."hey menstrual fluid, you realize there's a WHOLE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAMPON you…

Building upon my first response....

Sounds like ovarian cysts if not menstrual cramps. They suck. They go away. They come back.

If you get any ideas, let me know. I tend to adopt the scorched earth policy. I get into such a rut with work and coworkers and daily routines and even friends, that I become an insufferable Negative Nellie. And the only way I've been able to climb out of that is to completely start over every few years — relocate,…

I had my prom dinner at Olive Garden, and I remember feeling really fancy. My graduation dinner was even more amazing — my parents really stepped it up by taking me to O'Charleys. I think the dining options have improved in my hometown since then, but the damage has been done. Whenever my family comes to visit me in…