It's not necessarily off-putting, but it's definitely not attractive. If a friend made similar comments while venting about their love life I wouldn't think anything of it. But on a dating site profile?

People who ask for detailed messages but only send "hey"s and "ur cute"s are annoying, no argument here. Same with people who keep odd hours, but then judge their fellow insomniacs.

Even if there are relatively few conditions that directly cause weight gain, there are a lot of conditions that require drugs that cause weight gain. From anti-depressants to anti-inflammatories, there are a ton of common meds that can do a number on your metabolism.

Women who complain about Nice Guys are not actually talking about people who happen to be both male and nice. "Nice Guy Syndrome" is just a confusing name for the very specific set of behaviors described above.

It's definitely not a hard and fast rule, and supermarket layouts vary a lot. I think a better guideline is to focus on foods with a shorter ingredient list or no ingredient list at all, regardless of where they are in the store.

Key words there are 'supposed to be'. I have never worked anywhere that actually managed to prevent office gossip, even about allegedly confidential topics.

Worst (realistic) scenarios is several days without power and/or flooding and/or impassible roads. If I lived in a rural area or owned a home that had the potential to flood, I'd be pretty nervous.

Exactly. There are plenty of mistakes that are harmless for teens who have a substantial safety net and devastating for teens who don't. I'm from a fairly wealthy suburb and can name dozens of classmates whose lives might have been ruined if they were less wealthy or less white.

Not if they met before age 5 or 6. The brain's anti-incest system assumes anyone you've known since toddlerhood is a blood relative. If he met her before that age, his subconscious does literally see her as a sister.

It's not callous, and you're absolutely correct. Media coverage of suicide plays a well-documented role in contributing to suicide clusters. Lots of mental health groups publish guidelines on how to report on suicide without romanticizing it, but they are rarely followed.

Because cops are all legal scholars and never invent fake rules to suit themselves?

There's a big generational component- older people who don't drive, don't get carded when they buy alcohol and aren't filling out job/college/apartment/mortgage applications just don't need photo ID that often.

It's definitely annoying when celebrities pretend that weight-loss is easy (or hell, maybe it is easy if you can afford a private chef and personal trainer), but some formerly fat people may be glossing over private medical issues. For many years my weight fluctuated dramatically depending on what meds I was on, and I…

I am comfortable being hit on by strangers as long as I'm in a public, well-lit place and they back off if I indicate disinterest. It also helps if the person is within a decade of my own age and not wearing a freaking wedding ring :-/

I tend to agree. Not just in terms of money (though breast cancer research gets more 'dollars per death' than any other cancer), but also in awareness. There a lot of medical issues that people are genuinely unaware of, but breast cancer is probably not one of them (except in certain under-served communities where it…

You're thinking of water and *salt*, aka sodium chloride. Pure sodium is a soft metal that explodes upon contact with water.

That's what I was wondering too. My parents are atheists and they would have kicked up a fuss if my public school had taught something they considered 'new-agey' or otherwise unsupported by science.

Same here. I just can't stand listening to someone claiming that putting my body in a certain position will help my thyroid or 'focus my energy'. Yoga is good for strength, flexibility and stress relief, but that's about it. If that's all they're teaching the kids, then I don't see anything wrong with that.

He's complaining about his wife using coupons and spending too much time thinking about her purchases? What he sees as an inefficient use of time sounds more like efficient use of money to me.

It seems like the options there are either a) she was actually talking to your deceased mother or b) she had snooped around (poking around your home or getting information from a mutual friend) for the purposes of impressing people.