You sound like Oprah! And Oprah's BEAUTIFUL!

"Cute" is kind of an Americanism. In Australia, the word "cute" is reserved for children and puppies, and it's not really interchangeable with "pretty." But then "baby" is an American thing too, and it's starting to catch on here. I'll never understand calling the adult you love "baby."

I think if a guy approached me and commented on my skin, I would be creeped out.

I think it depends what you say and how you say it. If it seems like you're trying to pick the girl up, it might seem sleazy. If it's just a compliment, and it's clear that you don't require anything in return, it's nice. Also, don't say "you look hot" or "sexy." "Beautiful," "pretty" or "nice" implies something a lot…

Since your Dad didn't say it, I will:

Making a joke of unflattering photos is really cruel.

You should put that on t-shirt. And wear it.

Thanks :)

I can get quite upset over a photo of myself. It's not false modesty either, I genuinely feel terrible. I consider it a character flaw, because I'm not ugly. I just find images of myself incredibly disappointing. I think I look a certain way, and then I see a picture and realise it doesn't match the picture in my…

Could I have your dad's address please? I can't tell you why.

I have a friend who isn't objectively beautiful, and yet I think she's very beautiful. Not even just in an 'on-the-inside' sort of a way. I genuinely would number her among my most physically attractive friends, even though she doesn't tick all the boxes. I'd be thrilled if people thought the same of me.

I've had a couple of compliments like that. I keep them tucked away in a corner of my mind, and if I'm having a bad day I take them out and look them over.

That's nice :)

I watched an episode of a 'Trinny and Susannah' show where they asked women to rank themselves out of 10, and then had men rank them. Predictably, the men went for the 'unconventionally attractive' women (curvy, middle-aged, extroverted), because they knew they were on a TV show about challenging conventional…

No, he didn't tell the intruder that he didn't have his legs on, he screamed loudly to compensate for not having his legs on, and he wanted to sound intimidating and less vulnerable: "I screamed at the intruder because I did not have my legs on I felt vulnerable."

The wording was a little off. He should have said "Nothing can be further from the truth THAN that I planned the murder of my girlfriend."

Yes, Matthew is a milksop. The final scene was weird, when Matthew was gushing over his beautiful wife and bonny baby and Mary was abrupt and matter-of-fact. There was never really a whole lot of chemistry between them.

My prediction: Mary will fall in love with someone, and the writers with throw many and varied obstacles in their way:

I accidentally said something about Matthew's demise on Slate last week, because I thought that episode had already aired in the US. It lasted for less than a minute, but someone called me "excrement" and damned me to hell.

I'm just writing this comment to give you the acknowledgement you deserve.