Oh, FFS, it a damned courtship film. That's exactly the same BS the Duggars and fundamentalist Christians are buying into. No kissing, often no physical contact at all (the Duggars allowed side hugs; a lot of these courtship believers don't even allow that), parents have the final decision, etc.

I don't think the things we are each describing are mutually exclusive. Either way, I'm with the OP and her declaration of "NOPE."

You think? I'm familiar with the trope you're describing, but I think when these types talk about chivalry it's just code for "woman is completely passive. man opens doors and kisses her hand and pays for shit. man always makes first move, period."

I think that's code for "she's not interested but eventually gives in after he relentlessly pesters her."

chivalry makes a comeback

Whenever I read this kind of story, I think of all those folks that say "We don't need feminism, women have equality."

Calling it: Frustrated Housewife is actually a PUA believer who wrote in hoping for validation of his belief that women who want equality in relationships are actually pushing against thier natural urges, that what they all really want deep down is the kind of in-charge macho man that he tries so unsuccessfully to…

I know a girl who uses those terms. She always describes herself as an alpha and how she can't get along with other alphas and how alphas don't like it when other alphas are in their territory and I'm just sitting there like, are you human beings or fucking tigers? What is all this nonsense?

Some people just need a boundary to chaffe against, or they can't tell the difference between content and annoyed. This time it's showing up as a feminist thing, but she sounds like her life is a Goldilocks situation.

I'm more than a little astounded that the Texas legislature is somehow more progressive on the issue of breastfeeding than a doctor's office.

The information age sucks. So many peoples lives, jobs, reputation, and sanity have been ruined, plastered all about, humiliated, shamed and just plain put out there into the spotlight for the wrong reason. As good as it is is has done just as bad.

He's already down, stop kicking him.

None of those things are body hair. That's all head and face hair. Do you actually like body hair? Like, everywhere? As a guy, I'm curious. I'll add that I rather like a little manscaping because it makes me feel cleaner (and frankly, I do it for myself and don't much care about approval), although I go back and…

Christ, you aren't kidding:

That's something I hear straight people say all the time. "It's cool, you won! Take a victory lap, gays." But no. There are still 81 countries where being homosexual is a crime. In 10 of those countries, it is punishable by death. In the US, there are SEVEN! (7) states in which sex education material is REQUIRED…

Yes, definitely, those surgeries have devastating impacts on many people, though this case is particularly extreme. I know it's in vogue to demonize John Money, and he certainly deserves a lot of it, but John Colapinto (probably through Milton Diamond, whom I find obnoxious at best) uses him and the case of David…