For everyone saying, "Couldn't this just be a harmless picture of an actual monkey?" please note 1) hoop earrings, 2) nose ring, 3) heavy gold jewelry around neck, 4) gold tooth, 4) pronounced arm muscles.

Does his pet monkey have pierced ears and a gold tooth?

Thanks for the tip! :)

Then why does the monkey have a gold tooth?

"What? I'm not racist! You calling me a racist and seeing racist things in what I'm saying is racist!"

Owning up and saying, "I messed up, I am sorry" in such a public way? SUPER ROMANTIC! (I am not being sarcastic!)

Do you like the idea of people around you being sane and mentally healthy?

All the warm fuzzies!! <3 <3

Yeah, absolutely - the first thing you do when discussing readiness to make a life-long commitment is to bust out a tape measure to make sure the jewelry would fit. (??)

So you can see them from far away and/or to avoid claims of "copying" any actual websites, probably...?

I hope this lands her and her organization some free publicity on the talk show circuit! Hey Ellen, why not give her a call...? :)

I truly hope someday that you get to learn what you've been missing!

Having sex to "increase intimacy/bond" makes no sense to me whatsoever. That's like a different language to me. I have absolutely no idea what that's about.

Yes. It's because of parental coddling, not because parents have been so busy working multiple jobs and freaking out about taking kids to tutoring and soccer classes that they themselves don't (know how to?) cook. Look at the growth of pre-packaged foods in grocery stores. Pre-chopped vegetables. Microwave-and-eat…

I'm really sorry for your bad experience, that is inexcusable.

The trouble with studies like this is that it shows correlation, but wants to imply causation. Neural plasticity is a real thing - the things we do with our minds have real effects on the neural structure of our brains. Did unusual brain structure cause Einstein's genius, or did spending his life working on complex…

You could register from there via an Amazon registry!

Some friends of mine bought a house, and then hosted the wedding at their house. It was very small, and they (and their friends) made all of the food for the reception. They said no gifts, but we would have appreciated a registry (we just gave them $$ for the house instead). It was really nice, and I think everyone…

Do what you want to do, and eff everyone else's opinions!

I was engaged for a full year before I did anything resembling wedding planning (other than periodically looking at Pinterest and then closing all my browser windows in a panic). The first time I tried on a wedding dress I was completely scared.