They've known that cat allergy is caused by a protein in the cat's saliva for a long time, but that's not enough to create a treatment- there are thousands of proteins in saliva, and thousands of possible receptors in a human that can interact with those proteins.If you want to actually prevent the allergic response…

I had a great time with online dating. I went on a lot of "nice guy, good conversation but mediocre chemistry" dates and then met my boyfriend.

I wouldn't phrase it in the same way, but I would definitely place my responsibility to a pet above a romantic relationship. Even if I love the dude more than I love my cat, I'll still prioritize the cat's needs, since she's totally dependent on me while the boyfriend/potential boyfriend is an adult who can decide for…

People become more conservative as they age because human beings generally dislike change, and the older you are, the more the world has changed in your lifetime. That's what "conservative" literally means- they are trying to keep the world the same as it was when they were younger. So yes, there's a good chance that…

Yeah, I wonder if the fathers of sons might be stingier because they envision their son taking over the company one day, or about providing capital for their son to start his own business.

The math behind the average wage drop could make sense even with a 50/50 gender ratio. It would just mean that CEOs who had sons reduced wages by an average of 200$, while CEOs who had daughters didn't reduce wages at all. So if you're looking at a large group, you get an average wage decrease of about 100$ when the…

I think it kind of depends the how the interaction went. If the woman just said "Hey, is it safe that this thing only clicked once?" and the employee had been taught that yes, the harnesses were safe with a single click, then the fault lies with mechanical error or incorrect training. I'm sure lots of riders look to…

I read that as meaning that she felt unsafe before she checked with the employee, not that she distrusted the attendant who reassured her that a single "click" was sufficient.

I think there is a way to take your mother's advice that is actually very useful to some people. It took me a long time to be sufficiently in tune with my body to tell the difference between "not in the mood and can't get in the mood" vs "not in the mood right now but can get there easily". I thought I had a really…

It really depends on the couple, and especially on whether there is a mismatch of sex drives. If neither partner is interested in sex then it can be fine. But if one partner's sex drive slows down and the other person is still very interested in sex, it can cause a lot of conflict and tension.

I think it depends in large part on what rules are set for contact between the parties. If the parents are the only ones who can initiate contact, an open donation becomes a lot more appealing. Parents might want to let their child decide whether to contact the donor (once the child was old enough to understand), or…

I guess whether something is a mistake or not depends on your goal. Someone who went to college for the purpose of helping them find a job and lead a middle-class lifestyle, but didn't consider the marketability of their degree or take steps to make themselves more appealing to employers, that person probably made a…

I didn't intend to come across as doubting you. I've never had to find a roommate via craigslist and thus had never looked into the legal ramifications. I knew there was a decent chance that I was either misinformed or misunderstanding your post and wondered which, especially since I didn't understand your reply to…

Not exactly a bad roommate story so much as an absurd ex-roommate story. I lived with a girl, A, for a relatively peaceful year in college and we parted on good terms. A few years later she asked to crash on my couch after suddenly breaking up with her boyfriend. I was living in a small studio so it wasn't ideal, but…

Do you have any citations for that? I had always heard that roommates are allowed to discriminate however they like, and that they were in the same category as stuff like personal ads or dating sites. Or are you talking about requests for drug-friendly roomies, or about illegal sublets, and not the "female roommate…

I wouldn't worry about it. As compared to babies born in summer, the winter babies weighed about an ounce less and were born several days earlier. That's a huge effect from a statistical perspective, but it's not going to mean much for your individual baby.

I don't know about this new group, but boy scouting goes up to age 18. I'd guess that the 'flaunting' rule was made with teenaged scouts in mind.

In my experience, it often takes a conscious effort for financially comfortable parents to teach money skills to their kids. Families that are on a strict budget can't easily hide that from their kids.

It's not a perfect parallel, but did you ever have a pen pal project when you were in school? My grade school had a 'sister school' in the UK and we occasionally exchanged letters with students at the other school. There was nothing personal in the letters- mostly they were about pets, favorite foods and sports teams,…

It makes sense to me. I've gone to enough formal events to know how I prefer my hair and makeup, and I have a friend who has done my makeup for special events before. I've literally never given a thought to wedding hair and makeup before, but now that I think about it it's obvious what I would do for styling if I ever…