It made me realize how often I’ve been in this kind of situation (the token that enables bros to bro-out) without having the words to express how shitty it made me feel.

Slate has an excellent article on him that examines the ‘When being one of the guys comes at a woman’s expense’ culture. It cuts through the BS of the virginity claim and the “all who knew me think I’m a super duper nice guy” weirdo claim.

Wow. Thank you. I will look into this.

Nose boop!

This sounds totally in my wheel-house. Thank you so much! I’ll let you know how it worked out :)

I love pearls. I do. But it depends on the style of the necklace, your outfit, your age. They can be timeless, it’s true. But as you can tell from the comments, it can go both ways.

Pearls are great, but can be tricky to wear. I think it depends on what you wear them with (I used to wear them to offset a punkish look). Do you have an outfit in mind? 

I’ve been told that the only bad thing about Edinburgh is leaving it.

I’ll be visiting Edinburgh, Scotland, the next couple of weeks. We’ll be doing the usual tourists stops - museums, galleries, castles, whiskey tours - but I’m curious if you anybody has any off-the-beaten-path suggestions, insider tips, etc.

Same. 

One of the stupidest president from the standpoint of stupidity.

Best idea I’ve heard all week.

Other commenters have said it - you already love him. It’s normal to have mixed feelings, and you’re very much in the middle of the transition still. It’s bound to be a different kind of relationship than one with a pet or a child of your own. If you define love as not ever giving up, you’re already there.

This needs to be un-grayed.

Those eyes. There is nothing on earth like a good dog. Congrats :) 

His (her?) smile in the second picture made me laugh. He looks funny, mischevious, a bit of a wiseass but def. sweet. I can’t explain his expression. It’s awesome. 

Would a service like this or similar help?

You have to shift your focus from him and his coworker to you. It sounds like you might have an anxiety disorder and this situation with your husband is an unconscious pretext to panic. In other words, it might be the symptom and not the cause.

This makes me happy on a personal level because I’m pretty sure his dumbass parade would have given me a rage stroke.

The Cut published an interview with a psychopath today. She’s not a criminal (or the president of the United States, or a recording artist), and she’s managing as best she can I think, but it’s still pretty chilling: