And if you're with men AND children, that purse turns you into everyone's pack-mule. My ex must be loving this article. He always insisted humanity began to decline the second "women got pockets".

Edited my story out because I chickened out, but it's not dissimilar to yours. Divorce isn't always easy and uncomplicated, either.

Oh, boy. I actually did this....left a (in my case, dysfunctional and abusive) long-term, live-in relationship for my ex-husband. We were married 18 years, and divorced 11 before getting back together. It's a huge mistake.

There was only one really good sushi place the six months I lived in Bozeman, and it was always PACKED. Took forever to get seated.

I was in labor with my first for three days, because she was sunny-side up. She'd basically bounce up against a bone and slide back again. My doctor helpfully informed me that if i were really in labor, my abdomen would hurt, not the excruciating pain in my back (which is typical when the baby's in that position, he…

Perfectly stated, and how I feel about it too. I get annoyed when people trot out platitudes about victims having "poor self-esteem". My ex picked all women who excelled in their careers and, at least outwardly, projected self-confidence. It seems to me that he has a need to wipe that confidence out.

I think it's both (and I've been in this situation, with both the father and mate). If you're already predisposed to accept worse behavior than you should, it definitely doesn't help that there are an abundance (supposedly 1 in 5, and that doesn't include emotional and verbal abuse) of men out there who are or have…

That was the first thing I noticed too. I'm so sad now.

It's annoying when reports like these try to draw comparisons with footage from some golden age of air travel. Oh, you mean back when the airlines didn't take a considerable amount of money from you, and then turn around and treat you like crap? Look at all the room those people had in those clips, it looks like…

"She is a "conscientious and caring parent - yet perhaps I would have resented my children less had I not been."" I totally get this. I've often resented my instinct to be a good parent and all that entails, and thought how much easier shitty parents must have it. Because it's never-ending. The minute you start to…

My last relationship started when I was 39 and he was 33, and lasted 9 years. I think everyone I dated at that point in my life was at least 5 years younger than I was.

The bottom chart for women is pretty accurate in my case: I'm 48 and I'd say for me 40 is optimal attractiveness. I probably wouldn't want to date anyone more than a year or so older than I am....but that's because when I look at dating profiles, women have, frankly, generally put a lot more work into not aging as…

I'm actually more annoyed by the person who commented on the original article and clearly doesn't know the difference between "discrete" and "discreet".

I laughed at that one too. Actually makes me want to buy some Levi's.

I basically wear that anyhow (except when I'm going to work) because I live in a vapid, self-important subdivision and I genuinely don't care what these people think, if they're watching. Which given the fact that they seem to notice if one blade of grass on the lawn is higher than the others, they probably are.

The last school where I taught, in Colorado Springs, kids found maggots in the soup. I know a lot of those kids were on free or reduced lunch, because they expanded the program to include dinner for kids who were still at school that late. The food quality was appalling, even when it wasn't spoiled.

This is how I felt every time my ex shaved off his beard. He thought it made him look younger. Um.....no.

Isn't she afraid she'll sit/step on that thing and crush it? It's like having a super fluffy hamster running around loose. My cat would eat that.

Because it makes her sound like the most boring, yet the most demanding person on earth simultaneously?

135? That's ridiculous. That's my ideal weight, and I'm a 5'5" female. Your doctor's insane.