I don't understand dog shows. What on Earth is the point in determining the most attractive dog? Why does anyone care? I saw 3 or 4 very cute dogs this morning on the way to the subway, each as adorable as Miss P. The only award I was inclined to give them was a vigorous belly rub.

Men who feel the need to tell you that they're feminists are the same guys who want credit for not committing sexual assault.

All you guys with the stories where you moved in super fast and are still together years later are warming my heart on this super cold Friday. I could seriously read those comments all day.

I think this changes as you get older. You and your partner probably know yourselves and what you want much better, and that makes it easier to pull the trigger (or not, if you're part of the anti-cohabitation crowd). My girlfriend and I moved in together after 6 months, but I just turned 37. When I was 23 I would…

It's just horrible. Generations of women fought and pushed for equality, and then you see images like this of brainwashed kids and it all feels like it can be made to disappear overnight.

Or really, take most of it and put it in stable investments where you can live on a portion of the interest. Don't get clever. We're talking about serious cash here, so that should be more that enough to live very, very comfortably indefinitely.

Artichoke hearts.

Dan Savage made an interesting point on his podcast this week. We now live in a world where even anti-gay bigots usually temper their rhetoric by claiming to have gay friends. If you're old enough to remember 20 or even 10 years ago, that signals a very major shift in the acceptance of homosexuality in society.

For real. I'm willing to bet that yoga pants have talked many a pious young man out of the seminary.

I imagine his ex-wives' eyes rolled right out of their heads when they heard he was giving relationship advice.

It's always more than a little strange when you see people who claim to be pro-Jewish and pro-Israel describing Muslims as filthy and essentially sub-human. DOES THAT LANGUAGE NOT RING A FUCKING BELL?!?

I heard that Dakota Johnson's bangs weren't even the right length when they started shooting!

I heard that Dakota Johnson's bangs weren't even the right length when they started shooting!

Is her inner goddess also a thesaurus?

I'm under the assumption that doulas are primarily used by women and couples with some means. Is this correct? Is there actually a demand among people who can't afford to pay out of pocket?

Yeah, crazy bloggers believing that using math to quantify values could be useful. What a bunch of kooks! Why don't they just use their gut feelings and personal biases?!?

The problem with proposing on VD is that it means you're the kind of person who thinks VD is romantic, which in turn means someone is going to get stuck with a lifetime of well-meaning but clumsy "romantic" gestures.

I had this exact scenario with my girlfriend's dad last July 4th weekend. We were visiting his place upstate and everyone thought it was just so logical that the two of us should play golf up there. I had met him exactly twice before. I hadn't really played much so far that season. I was nervous.

The measles just came back stronger.

Did this start as a submission to Ask A Clean Person?