So sorry for your loss.

Are you safe?

I'm sorry about your diagnosis, but congratulations on seeking recovery, if that's what you're doing. Recovery is more beautiful than you could possibly imagine. Recovery is like the first time someone who has only seen winter and summer sees spring in bloom. Recovery is like dancing when you've only ever known how to…

I think the important part here is, "I wasn't able to go through with it after a couple of days." That's because you don't choose to have an eating disorder. You can ultimately decide NOT to have an eating disorder with a fuck-ton of work, but you don't choose to have a disorder. Women (and men) with EDs may feel…

I was expecting the pills to be sugar pills.

BOOM.

I largely fall into the no interest category. I don't have more fun when I drink; I like my inhibitions, why would I want to lower them? And the taste, to me, isn't any better than tea or lemonade or other non-alcoholic drinks, and they are more expensive.

IN THE RAIN.

You don't have to have magic words. If he's the talking type, just say something like, "I love you. This must feel so horrible for you. Could you tell me about how you're feeling?" If he's not a talker, stick to just the first part.

Does it leave a scar? It seems like it would hurt a lot to have removed . . .

My doctor told me that (re: PID) when I get Mirena 9 months ago. This is the first time I've heard anything to the contrary. How are we supposed to NOT spread misconceptions when we aren't being taught the truth?

I've had my Mirena for nine months, and my periods are worse than they were before :-( granted, I was on the pill before, so maybe it's still better than my natural flow? I don't actually know what my unmediated periods are like, so I don't know. But even with the acne and the cramps and the spotting, I'd still take…

That's SoCal, though, not NorCal. I'm from central CA and we say I-5.

I'm from California and I blend milk/melk. In general, Californians (it's a huge state — I'm referring specifically to central Californians) blend i/e, like in pen/pin. I think our vowels in general are a little funny — I know that instead of saying "can" (rhyming with man), a lot of people (myself included) say "ken."

Really? You're smoking with Cat Marnell? I'm all for responsible drug use, but you're just enabling at this point. This is not responsible.

Seconded.

My understanding is that the 77-cent statistic is for equal work with equal experience and education, and that if you wanted to actually just compare how much women make versus how much men make without accounting for pink collar vs. white/blue collar positions, it's even more nauseating.

Sorry, I cannot get behind that. Orgasms help me with cramps, and blood actually IS a pretty effective lube for me. Less burny than bottled lube, anyway. I'd prefer manual stimulation if I'm feeling squeamish about the mess, but if I can grab a shower right after, I'm down.

Actually, I'm in a committed relationship and I have Mirena, so I don't need to use condoms, but I would sometimes if I could. I can't because I find the latex and lube irritating (sex ISN'T supposed to burn, right?), but if I could, I'd like to avoid the mess of having my partner cum inside me without having to pull…

Don't forget about the dehumanizing hypersexualization of black men.