Current pubic-hair aesthetic norms make me nostalgic for the '70s.

Wanting to adopt a baby isn't necessarily about wanting "a perfect baby". Raising a child from the age of twelve and raising a child from birth are very different experiences - with babies, parents have the time to get used to the baby's personality and needs as the baby first develops them, which isn't an option with…

Not bothered by the pronunciation - of course French is his second language, he's a cat.

Have you checked out the renters' protection laws in your area? Where I live, it's common for landlords to ban animals, but it's actually illegal to do so, so they aren't allowed to kick out or otherwise punish a tenant with pets.

There is something about the expression and positioning of the cat in that particular photo, that reminds me of the Dos Equis photo-meme. "He's the most interesting cat in the world"?

Apparently how much contact a baby gets with the saliva of others, and whether they get that exposure before or after getting teeth (some bacteria latch on to teeth more easily than others) are both among the many factors that affect the kinds of mouth micro-flora they will end up developing ([informahealthcare.com]).

That makes sense. There is good evidence that bacteria causes carries, and that adult bacteria colonize children's mouths during infancy - delay colonization by problematic strands, and you delay the risk of caries.

It's incredibly political. There is the assumed heterosexuality, but also the fact that women who are in hetero relationships are expected not only to have the kinds of sex that is likely to give men orgasms but also to derive a lot of pleasure from engaging in these kinds of sex. Pleasure (the correct kind, through…

Oh yes!

I think that it's seen as less-gross than male masturbation because it's so often treated as porn (or depicted as part of porn), about the pleasure of the viewer and not of the person doing it.

I'm going to jump in, being in the same generic situation as arachno42 and having used the same expression before:

Ah, yes. But you see, you can! If you haven't yet, it's just because you haven't tried the correct manoeuvre and/or because you have too many issues with your body to come in the proper way.

I get the impression that he actively discouraged Betty from expressing herself sexually/taking on any kind of leadership in their relationship, except under rare circumstances - in one of the first episodes (with the washing machine) he rejects her when she talks about being horny and missing him during the day; in…

I interpreted the slogan to mean "You [the wearer] will never reveal that your shoes are cheap, non-fancy-brand-ones; they [the people admiring your shoes] will never be able to discern this fact from the appearance of the shoes."

Exactly.

It's reassuring to hear that I'm in good company then.

Haha, we seem to have the same attitude towards our cats.

It's really horrifying. "Yeah, maybe I'm raping this person. Meh." Really?

It is legal in Spain, and regulation doesn't seem to have reduced the number of people trafficked/forced into prostitution (90% is absurdly high!).

Susceptibility to UTIs has a lot to do with individual anatomy. It affects women much more often than men on the whole, though it doesn't affect all women equally. For some, knowing about cross-contamination and practising basic hygiene won't do much to prevent painful infections.