This wouldn't surprise me. I notice it in my lab too- women seem to be more likely to stop and ask for advice when they're unsure what to do, while guys are more likely to attempt stuff on their own even when they really shouldn't. The cautious grad students might work more slowly, but their experiments are more…

THIS. I hate it when guys are horrified by seeing a box of tampons. Not by seeing blood, not by having to hear about someone's period- they are horribly scarred just by seeing a cardboard box with the letters T-A-M-P-O-N written on it. If you're okay with seeing clean, unused toilet paper, kleenex and band-aids in…

Well, considering that neither websites nor time machines are things that existed in 1950's, then no, I don't think they know their target audience, as evidenced by all the women mocking the article. Virtually no one is offended by gender-neutral advice articles, so there's no reason not to write it as gender-neutral.…

There's nothing is wrong with both parties in a relationship dressing nicely and saying please and thank you. The article would be fine if it was gender neutral, but it isn't. People are angry because it is explicitly aimed at women only- the article is stating that women should do these things for their husbands but…

The confusing part isn't remembering to bring your ID or having to talk to the pharmacist, the confusing part is trying to understand why two products that are chemically identical have different age restrictions, or why an incredibly safe OTC drug can only be sold by the pharmacist.

Honest question- do you think that a man who automatically rejects women based on appearance is any better or worse than a woman who automatically rejects poor men? Either way, they're evaluating someone based on superficial criteria that are difficult, if not impossible, for them to change.

I was just thinking about the extent to which money can smooth over interpersonal squabbles.

I wonder the same thing. My guess is that, if it comes down to it, increased immigration will be the more politically tenable position in the US. The corporations will find a way to benefit from incrased immigration, but not from a stronger social safety net or paid maternity leave. And the xenophobic types who hate…

I don't know why people are so unwilling to acknowledge the societal benefits of childbearing. The fact that families find themselves increasingly unable to afford children is a serious problem, but the demographic and economic concerns get no traction in conversations about workplace flexibility or parental leave.…

Good for you guys! Three years is totally doable, and you'll feel amazing once it's done.

There isn't a lot of family resemblance among my relatives, but what we do have is concentrated in a few people. Photos of me get confused for photos of my mother, we sound alike on the phone, and if we have similar haircuts my father will struggle to tell us apart without his glasses (His vision is bad without…

THIS. I swear, some people honestly believe that it's impossible to join multiple dating sites, and so the only reason to use a niche dating site is if you're some kind of fanatic who refuses to consider anyone outside of your group. Does OKCupid make you sign a loyalty oath or something?

Cut him off and don't look back. You're not a bitch, and you're definitely not the one sending mixed messages here! You have no reason to feel guilty.

There are a lot of different kinds of guys who buy condoms. This would be a great ad for, say, a monogamous or married couple that are deciding between condoms vs the birth control pill vs condoms + the pill. By reminding the guy how much he doesn't want to be a father, this ad could persuade him to continue using…

When I go out with a woman I'm not interested in I know why I don't like her. Why don't women know this too?

I'm with you on the first paragraph, but I don't see anything inherently wrong if making quick judgments about attractiveness, if that's how your sense of attraction happens to work. I'm the opposite way myself, in that it takes me an inconveniently long time to figure out if I'm interested in someone, but a lot of my…

I HATE the "give me a chance"/"how dare you lead me on" trap. Apparently I'm a cruel bitch if I decide I'm not interested after the first date, and I'm a time-wasting tease if I decide I'm not interested after the third date.

WelI, I think it is fairly unlikely that a supermodel would fall in love with an average looking guy who is only interested in her looks. I know plenty of couples with one average looking person and one extremely conventionally attractive person, but all of those couples seem to connect well on an emotional level- you…

Maybe there are other classes of restraining order? Celebrities are able to get restraining orders against their stalkers, and friend of mine got some kind of restraining order against her crazy coworker when he started stalking her. It happens, though I don't know about the specific laws in Georgia.

For that matter, I find the whole 'love at first sight' concept inherently creepy. I do not believe you can fall in love with someone you know nothing about. Attraction, sure. But love requires that you actually know something about the object of your affections, that you see them as a human being with their own hopes…