I will never forget my daughter’s third-grade teacher, a young, surprisingly with-it guy, gather all his students around him on the floor while he sat in a chair and then said in the most emphatic way: “You are NOT dating.  You are in third grade.  You do not have girlfriends or boyfriends and you are NOT going out…

My preschool bff and I shared a boyfriend, Alex. The three of us would tricycle around the yard together - just a perfectly happy thruple! It’s a totally normal age to start conceptualizing “boyfriends and girlfriends” without actually getting into the complicated reality of it. It’s all very pure and wholesome.

As a bit of a historic costume freak, I have a tendency to focus on the weird, anachronistic details on these covers. Carefully feathered layered haircuts on  18th and 19th century men, for example. I wasn’t aware that barbers on seaships, moors and ranches were so skilled. 

You told her a day late about Galentine’s Day! How rude! Just kidding.

I had a “boyfriend” when I was 7. I remember playing in the park across from his parents business and eating lunch sitting on an old well in the same park.

In his defense Pete has moved from Ariana Grande to Kate Beckinsale, the dating equivalent of going from go-karts to Formula One.

I’ve hated Ryan Adams since he remade Taylor Swift’s album and so many music critics were like, “Wow it’s so good and deep now that a SENSITIVE MAN is performing it.”.

Ugh I knew something was bound to come out about him (not a good reputation at all). Side note: I saw an all ages show (started at 5:30 pm!!) with Mandy Moore 10+ years ago...she was so charming, beautiful and had an amazing voice! Met her in person and was so damn sweet. I do hope she makes music again! I still love…

Completely not shocked by this at all, I’ve been told by musician friends that he’s a major asshole. I just hope this means Mandy Moore can move on and start making music again.

Does dating BC make one relevant...

Kim K did not originate the not smiling movement.

Of course they supported you through your divorce, Chris. Your game alone is worth a shit-ton to them. Let’s see if they’re as kind to anyone in the same circumstance who’s not as rich and famous.

We don’t hate gay people. We just don’t think they’re entitled to the same rights and treatment as straight couples! No hate there!

Pratt, accurately named as he is, seems intent on ignoring the fact that his Church is very explicitly against gay people’s right to “love who they want free from the judgement of their fellow man.” “Gay accepting, not gay-affirming” is Hillsong’s official line, which translates to “Be gay, but live without romance or…

So he doesn’t go to an anti-gay church, he just goes to a “hate the sin, love the sinner” type church when it comes to the gays? They don’t hate gays, they accept them and forgive them?

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I hope they go more traditional this time.  I’m hoping Adam for a boy, Mae if it’s a girl.

Bless Kim’s heart, but those are dumb sentiments about parenting. If Kanye isn’t pulling his weight now, nothing about adding another kid to the mix is gonna make him change his ways. Also, who the fuck says that about parents of four being the most calm and enlightened?? wtf?

I like the idea of President Abrams, but get her into a cabinet position first.  Let her get her chops on that level so that she doesn’t run into so many gaffes of inexperience like others have had to endure.  But let that cabinet position be one where she can still deal with voter suppression issues before she takes…

Abrams’ keen understanding of that dance most families do to stay on one side of the working poor vs. lower middle class line is what resonated with me the most and I suspect with most Americans. She’s speaking to the majority of Americans who have less than $1000 in savings, who are one ER trip from losing their…