Yeah, I can understand why a decent men would be hesitant to chat a woman up because he doesn’t want to creep her out, but that should also mean he’s better at picking up on social cues than creepy men? Basically, just start a normal conversation with someone and if they’re receptive, keep talking, and if they seem…

I think a lot of teachers are (or were) afraid that if they told their students who they voted for, the students could go home and tell their parents, and then the teacher could get in trouble for trying to influence their students to have the same political views as them. Also, if a teacher holds political views that…

I’m sorry that happened to you. =(

I understand how it can be hard, but some research has shown that teenagers who receive comprehensive sexual education are more likely to delay becoming sexually active, because they’re more aware of the risks that come with having sex (especially unprotected sex) and decide that they would rather wait until the right…

It’s hard to do. When I was in college, one of my roommates dated a guy who’s an immature, racist, homophobic asshole and I would sometimes have to put up with his presence if I wanted to hang out with my roommate (my college roommates and I actually got along really well, so we were close friends as opposed to people…

This week, I went to yoga a few times and did some meditation at night. Still ended up exhausted, but sometimes using the Buddhify app and then one of the meditations under “Going to Sleep” or “Can’t Sleep” helps me fall asleep faster.

And Las Vegas also diverted some attention away from Puerto Rico. =/ Essentially, we’re just jumping from one crisis to the next and people are either understandably overwhelmed or hoping that sending their thoughts and prayers will make them look good so that we don’t have to actually do anything long-term and…

Oops, I meant to reply to another comment, but I completely agree!

Yeah, I agree. It’s definitely a double-edged sword, because on the one hand, it can be nice to know that if you’re not in the mood to make small talk with someone in the store or on the street, people won’t think you’re rude for hurrying on your way, they’ll just think you’re busy. On the other hand, it also means…

Unless they’re all your stereotypical white, dudebro atheists who care more about the supposed end of religion than any other social issue, I think even the nonreligious among us could deal with a prayer in the name of unity and would probably just politely stand there and not say anything?

Oh no! I hope it clears up soon!

Ooh, cool, I’m definitely checking this out! Thank you! =)

Oh jeez! Sorry you have to deal with one of the many issues that seem to happen at Penn Station. One of my worst travel experiences was last year when I was traveling from New York to Pittsburgh by Megabus. The front lights weren’t working so we got stuck in a Walmart parking lot in State College, PA while waiting for…

It seems perfectly fine to me. She’s 1) Dressing up as a specific comic book/TV show character and not just “random black dude” 2) Isn’t wearing black face.

I had either an in-person or phone interview every day last week, and I have two more phone interviews this week. I’m worried that nothing will come of them, and I really just want a job already, but at least I’m getting interviews, I guess.

Oh wow, I didn’t know that. I hope that more negative press can come out of this, as long as Reed can stay safe (more negative press could help her realize she needs to get out of the relationship, but leaving abusive relationships can be very dangerous without careful planning).

Stealthing and throwing out a partner’s contraception both fall under the umbrella of reproductive coercion. I’m not sure if legally, both forms of coercion could be counted as sexual assault, or if proposed laws would need to be expanded to include all forms of reproductive coercion and not just stealthing.

Right?! Like, unless they just forgot to add some context that would indicate that she gave him consent to toss out her pills and was still just kind of freaking out over making a life changing decision to have kids, it’s reproductive coercion. I have a feeling there is no missing context though, because I have no…

Their name is a pretty easy target in terms of getting made fun of (Jezebel’s not the first to do it since the news broke out). However, I bought a bag of Death Wish Coffee for a friend’s birthday since we bond over our caffeine addiction and she said it was actually really good, though pretty strong both taste and…

Same. I’m still upset about the Babadook getting knocked out. =(