Taking the pill too soon is NEVER an issue. Sooner is better, because it works by preventing ovulation. The sooner you take it, the more likely it is to successfully block the release of an egg.

For years I structured my entire wardrobe around not needing to sort my laundry. I just didn't have any white clothing or linens, for years. Then moved in with my boyfriend and had to figure it out, because he hated laundry so much he was willing to trade a bunch of other chores if I washed his clothes.

I read it as meaning the second- that they negotiated with the women while they were still in captivity. I would guess that the women needed reassurance that they (and potentially their families) would be adequately protected from their captors. The captors probably convinced their victims that the authorities won't…

They might have called the dog, but maybe the dog is just a picky eater. One of my dogs is very picky, and she looks exactly like that when she's rejecting some offered treat. If you hold out a bit of food she'll always sniff at it, just in case it's something she likes, but the only foods she'll reliably accept are…

My boyfriend made a face when I came home with Ugg boots, so I told him that he can either get up early on those cold winter mornings to walk the dogs for me, or he can shut up about my choice of footwear for said walks. Of course, this is a man who wears toe shoes and socks with sandals, so he ceded the fashion high…

Oof, the crying thing sucks, I'm sorry you're dealing with that. It took a long time to convince my boyfriend that I don't actually get upset more easily than most people, it's more like I have a very low threshold for how upset I need to be to cry.

That is the best thing I have seen all week.

I think that's the traditional rationale, but it doesn't really hold water anymore. My two best friends are male. My boyfriend's closest friend is probably his sister. When we met he was living with two female roommates, with whom he's still really close.

I had a great sex ed program, except for the bit where the teacher laid out examples of various barrier methods, including a diaphragm. That was the moment when I learned the purpose of the mysterious object from my mother's medicine cabinet. I made a little yelp of dismay and everyone turned to stare at me until,…

You would have to request either a small, medium, or large seat when you book the ticket. From there it should be fairly simple for a computer to figure out the optimum arrangement of X small seats, Y medium seats and Z large seats, even with complications like passengers who want to sit together or people who prefer…

It is already a thing in the US, and has been for decades. I have no idea why the article is treating it as a new phenomenon.

People think race is involved because they doubt that he would have shot a young white woman in identical circumstances. Thinking that all black people are criminals or seeing a black person as a threat when you wouldn't see a white person that way is racist.

I don't think "intruder" is really the right word here. Maybe she was trespassing, if there was a sign up, but you can't really call her an intruder for knocking on the front door.

Get a nightlight, one of the ones with a light sensor so it'll turn on automatically in the dark. If Roommate's Boyfriend isn't going to grow up and Roommate isn't going to make him, the next best option is modifying the environment to make his behavior less obnoxious.

My first one:

Another recommendation for the loseit app here. The free app is great, the website is also pretty good. I've found it very easy to track my calorie intake, and I find it especially useful to see what percentage of my calories come from protein, carbs, and fats.

The straightforward approach is usually best. Just "Hey, I don't know if you're aware of this, but you have a tendency to slam doors and walk very heavily. It's not a big deal, but it is kind of noisy since the walls here are so thin. I thought you should know, especially since, to people who don't know you as well,…

I don't know anything about med school, but my general advice for application-ish letters is to start by stating your ultimate goal, then talk about yourself, then talk about how the thing you're applying to will help you reach your goal.

I don't know of any cases where a man pretended to be a woman in order to get on a woman's sports team. But there have been cases of female athletes found to have some degree of sex ambiguity, which may or may not give them an advantage over their competitors.

Did you consider that one of the reasons why many bi women find it "easier" to date men is that lots of lesbian women won't date bi girls?