“The HBO investigation, which aired the evening of July 21, found that the rate of domestic abuse arrests among MMA fighters was more than three times higher than that of NFL players.” Does this actually indicate that there are more abusive partners that are MMA fighters than NFL players, or that NFL players are just…

Oh, but I like it more now.

One of my husband’s co-workers thinks it’s serious and is SO SUPPORTIVE of it. I’m not sure how he ties his own shoes.

Blue mascara: If you don’t want to spend a lot, Hard Candy has one for like $5 at Walmart. If you want a fancier one, Benefit just added blue as an option for their “They’re Real!” mascara — I like the black, so I imagine the blue formula probably isn’t crazy different?

We’re going to see how it goes. He still wants a relationship and I’m not sure how I feel. We didn’t split up because I was into the roommate at all, that was just something I had the opportunity to explore a bit once husband moved out. Maybe having separate rooms will make it easier, since some of our issues revolved…

It’s not my thing, but I totally support you if it’s yours. Any word back on the job you were telling me about?

How’s it going?

Most important: the candy. My mom went to Iceland a couple years ago and she had fermented shark, puffin, whale, and maybe some of these other things? But the candy was really of most interest because it was spectacular.

You’re totally right. I’m not going to knock on his door because I know it makes him antsy (I think he’s embarrassed about how dirty his room is, and also my cats run from every corner of the apartment and try to fling themselves in the door). My hope is that this weekend will prevent some opportunities for surprise…

He didn’t pull it outta nowhere; that’s what she called the kid bussing first...

That sounds fascinating and like an excellent career path. What sort of social policies does the organization you’re interviewing with work on (broad or do they have specific things they work for/towards)? I’m a few classes away from finishing a degree in Criminal Justice with the goal of working on prison policy…

What do you do for work & what are you going to school for, if I can continue to be nosy? I hope you find a stellar new job. Historically, I’ve been bad about maintaining a life outside of relationships and that makes it so much harder. This time around, divorce and roommate wise, I actually have other things going on…

That is an A+ line; would totally work on me. He is not drinking right now and it’s INFURIATING. Also, his mustache has grown into a thing I fondly refer to as “mouth bangs.” Really, he’s a tumbleweed of issues. I don’t even care.

HAH! I was thinking about you this morning and hoping you were doing well.

Crowdsourcing my bullshit is really my strongest plan in life, so intrude away ; )

I feel like you are! I don’t think I’d be together enough to be chatting on message boards; I think I’d be having a crazy spiral. I’m impressed with your ability to handle this situation.

AHHHH, I live in Groton/Norwich. I didn’t realize one of those girls was from here. Actually, I think the story broke before I lived here. Anyway, thanks for the article - helped me pass the afternoon at work and was super interesting.

You are a very strong person and I am deeply impressed.

OH MY GOD I REMEMBER THAT.

How are you doing today?