I’ve never been pregnant myself, but all of the pro-choice mothers (including my own) I’ve met have all said what you have said here. It’s an important perspective that sometimes gets lost in the mix.

Good to know that NARAL has great benefits! Not altogether surprising that a Catholic university wouldn’t... Who’da thought?!?

It’s great to see someone be self aware enough to make that call and stick to it. Good for you.

I can imagine! I’m lucky because my local wine/liquor store has a weekly rotation of different wine distributors so I can pick their brains and drink good stuff (it’s a specialty store) for free. It’s a great thing to get in good with the merchants!

If you can find it, you may enjoy an Austrian Grüner Veltliner. They can be quite astringent, which a fellow hophead can appreciate. They can be very reasonably priced because they are less well known.

I totally love St. George gin.

I drank a bottle of Moet et Chandon with a crazy straw for my 20th birthday. It was objectively awesome.

I’m not a rosé person either. I’ve tried all sorts of different kinds, and I’ve always found them to be watery and flat. I’ve had one Italian Rosato that had a nice body and was fruity but super dry, but I didn’t like it enough to buy it. I just chalk it up to preference.

That’s a New Year’s Resolution I could keep!

This times a thousand. Most wine professionals are more than happy to discuss the finer points of wine while getting you drunk on their offerings. They usually love to have the opportunity to talk wine with someone who cares about it or wants to learn about it. I love my wine guys and ladies!

Yay for Spanish wine!!! I drink Spanish when I’m feeling poor (I don’t drink at all when I’m actually poor...) and I’m always happy. Of course, not all Spanish wines are great but you can get a great bottle for the price. Yum.

Great point. I’m not at a point where I can buy wines to age, but a well aged wine is a beautiful thing.

I would love to try a Slovene wine. I’ll keep an eye out for it!

Wine group drama can be super ridiculous! I haven’t found one that I’ve felt comfortable in yet, which kinda makes me sad. (I have a craft beer bottle share group that makes me super happy, why can’t I get a wine group?!?)

Classic cocktails are the trend where I am (Jacksonville, FL), closely followed by craft beer. I’m waiting for wine to happen here, as most people here think it’s too snobby.

I agree with this. For myself, I usually buy $20 bottles for general drinking purposes, a $40 bottle for an occasional splurge (a very good day or a very bad day), and I spend around $85 for special occasions (usually my birthday). I’m poor, so that’s as high as I can go for now, but it works for me.

I totally agree. I would also add that it’s a good idea to make friends with a sommelier or 2 and to read a little bit about wine in order to be an informed consumer. You really don’t have to spend a ton of money to get a good bottle of wine, if you’re willing to put in a little effort. Bad wine makes me sad.

I’m in the same boat as you, and I’ve come to the same conclusion. I’m also ok with it. ☺ I’d totally join a group of like minded “single olds” and go out in a blaze of glory! Hells yeah!

The main thing I can suggest (from my own experiences) is patience and relaxation. It can take a fair amount of trial and error to find it, but it’s totally worth it. I’ve only ever had 1 partner who was able to find it the first time he tried.

Me too.