Presumably this expedition went from the south (Nepali) side of the mountain, which is regulated (pretty loosely) by Nepal, rather than the northern, Tibetan/Chinese side. (Everest straddles the border.)

The women did NOT do anything wrong. They didn't want to date you. So they didn't date you. Since this was what they wanted, it was the right decision.

I'm with everyone; wear the black sari, and wear it with flats. I can't really imagine seeing a sari worn with heels - I'm sure they are, I'm just not sure I ever saw it in India! Also, I love the amazing bejewelled flat sandals, I still have a pair I bought in Delhi.

Again, it's easy to SAY that you would kick him out AND kill him AND report his ass. And maybe you would. But if you could do that, it's because you have the security of being a citizen of the country you live in, and the economic security to know you could get along without the guy. And the huge advantage of not…

And the forcing out and discrediting of women who did munitions and factory work during WWII as soon as the war was over?

I have no idea who this lady is, but yeah, she has my favourite look and dress, hands down.

ME TOO. I would have gone apeshit and tried to kill him, I think, not least because I would find that triggering as fuck. I'm kind of shivery just reading it.

Yeah, and I think there are two separate issues here: negotiating a change in your monogamy agreement in general, and this dude. This dude clearly never intended an *actual* open relationship where both partners can date outside, and should probably have broken up with his girlfriend instead since he seems to hold her…

You REALLY need to watch Father Ted. Trust me on this.

Clearly, you just didn't hear, "Shut your gob!" enough when you were growing up!

I just love the idea of whipping out a beautiful instrument and declaring dramatically, "Viola, a solution!"

Yes, but that said, if the idea clearly devastates your partner and he/she only agrees to it in a desperate attempt to save the relationship, I don't think it's super-ethical to accept that agreement.

Starred just because I do love to see an American using "gobsmacked". (You're American, right?)

I can see that thyme does contain myrcene, but it doesn't look like there is any sound evidence demonstrating myrcene is present in significant quantities in thyme oil, or that thyme oil can be used as an analgesic. (Said analgesic effect also appears to have been primarily demonstrated on rodents.) And this is the…

Further addendum: sharp-eyed people in the Facebook comments have noted that the dose of ibuprofen given is 200mg, or half the standard dose. This is a classic tactic used by drug companies, "alternative medicine" companies, or anyone who wants to cook the books in study design and make their own product look better…

Tell me about it. I'm not sure it can be rooted out of the media, but I can at least demand Jez does a teeny tiny bit of fact-checking, and try to get others to do the same. I don't even have any degrees in the hard sciences; I'm just cynical and know where the money is.

The problem is that this study provides not a scrap of credible evidence that thyme oil has any effect on menstrual cramps. Nor is there any pharmacological reason to believe thyme oil has a painkilling effect. It's traditionally used for pain by aromatherapists; that's all.

There isn't a compound in thyme oil which acts as a painkiller. Aromatherapists claim it reduces pain; nobody else does. Thyme oil has actually been used as part of a placebo "painkiller" in experiments. The study is described here as part of a discussion by the NHS on the placebo effect. http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/com…

Honestly, the study is so shoddy that it's unlikely that thyme oil has any particular effect above and beyond the placebo one of rubbing a scented oil in, which will also relax the muscles. There's no reason to believe thyme oil has any painkilling properties, or that these would be relevant to menstrual cramps…

Also, as noted by hecticglow for anyone who's not yet seen her comment, NO benefit was found for thyme oil over the ibuprofen. They were statistically indistinguishable. The Inquisitr write-up is heavily slanted and factually inaccurate, and the original journal article is the scientific equivalent of junk mail.