Somewhat ironically, my ambivalence towards weddings makes it far more likely that I already own my wedding dress. I have two white sundresses and an ivory cocktail dress hanging up in my closet, and if I ever get married I would probably wear one of those to the courthouse.

Same here. Nothing kills the chemistry as quickly as seeing someone's half-chewed food rolling around their wide open mouth.

Any kind of new-agey stuff is a relationship deal breaker for me. I'm not some angry atheist skeptic type- I always keep my opinions to myself when it's an acquaintance or coworker or relative talking about their horoscope/juice detox/energy healer/ghost sighting/whatever. But I can't date someone who believes in the…

I agree in theory, but "addiction" does seem to be the best available word for the phenomenon, even it it's not a perfect fit. That's just how language works- if there's no better term for a new phenomenon, an older word will have its definition widened to accommodate a new usage.

My college application included 6 spaces for the applicant to write in the names of any relatives or family friends who were alumni of the college. Each of those six slots asked for the name of the alumnus, the year they graduated and with what degree, and their relationship to the applicant.

Oh, I definitely still think it's impressive! I'm always nerding out about how cool it is that our brains can be so specialized for specific tasks. It's crazy to me that my brain is capable of going "Hey, see that girl in the grey shirt that just ducked into the cereal aisle? She goes to the same gym as us!" even…

I suspect that's a function of our brain development rather than an objectively large variety of human appearances. Human brains have to be good at identifying other humans and thus are finely attuned to differences in coloring, facial structure, and body type. We don't need to be as good at identifying pigeons or…

My guess would be the availability of face-shape photos determined which groups they studied. Recruiting volunteers to model and hiring a photographer would cost money. Borrowing from other researchers who have already made composites of different female face shapes is free.

Yeah, I'm hoping it's the kind of situation where the kids go stay with Grandma until CPS checks out the home and maybe has the parents take a parenting class.

No worries, we've all been there. Go get a snack!

But he wasn't from the US. She'd be the first African-American saint, not the first black saint.

I've been on plenty of dates with guys who could have used this service. There are a lot of folks out there who are generally good people (and might be good partners) but apparently need to be told that first dates are not the time to chew with your mouth open, wear socks with sandals, or spend more than 5 minutes…

Sorry, I posted this the wrong place, and now I can't delete it from here!

The difference is that if a woman ducks out of parenting, there's no kid. No one suffers. If a man ducks out of parenting, there are still diapers to change and daycare bills to pay, and the child suffers if those things aren't done. It's unfair because of biology, not because of the legal system.

I think it's the fairest option, though still a pretty awful situation. The child, once born, has the right to support from both parents. And when it comes to the question of whether a child will be born, the mother's bodily autonomy trumps the father's financial autonomy. Biology is a cruel mistress, and laws just…

I'm not sure I agree, as this wasn't a case of deciding what was in the child's best interest. Everyone agreed that it was in her best interest to receive an organ transplant, because she would definitely die without new lungs. The issue at stake was whether her lower chance of survival, relative to an adult, was…

This is my concern. Even if Gomez truly believes the things he's saying now, I suspect he'd change his tune if he was elected. The GOP will let him say whatever he needs to in order to win, but once he's there they'll try to control him with the threat of a primary challenge.

But this isn't a complaint about crime. It's a complaint about pants. Pants don't cause crime, because they're PANTS.

Just so you know, that sounds like sleep paralysis, which is a common, but terrifying occurrence. I get it a couple times a year (lucky me!) and something like a third of the population will experience it once or twice in their life. It was probably the meds, but you may have just been unlucky.

Did he say they met a week before the proposal (about 10 seconds into the video)? I *really* want to believe I'm hearing that wrong...