I hear you and the other commenters and I know intellectually you are correct. Actually he has told me he knows he did me wrong and each time I sort of absorbed the blame for all my pain. He told he should not have treated someone like me so carelessly/frivolously. I guess I want to say, yeah, you did, because so far…

I'm sorry. Been there, am there right now at 32. *hug*

Hey kids. I am reposting a question I posed last night, for my benefit and the benefit of misscoquelicot and anyone else who might need the advice. Is there ever any value in sending someone an email to say your piece to someone, when they've done you wrong and disarmed you from being able to express it in person/in…

Maybe we can talk about it in tonight's social thread because I need more input on this, too. Will you start a thread? If not I will. I feel the same way about closing the door. I've been crying for most of the past 72 hours since seeing him. The last couple of our interactions have been totally on his terms, to the…

Not revenge, but not to patch something up. It would not be furious or unhinged, more like a strongly worded, "you are not playing me anymore." An attempt to assert myself/prove I'm not as foolish as I'm perceived. This probably falls into the "not worth it" category but basically, I have the strong urge to make it…

Is there ever any value in sending off an email to say your piece to someone, when they've done you wrong and disarmed you from being able to express it in person/in the moment? I am probably seeking permission, because everyone else I know says Don't Do It.

A Cyclops rapist cop. It's a horror flick come to life.

Liberal feminism = doing what patriarchy wants you to do and calling it "empowerment."

Men literally think they own us, as a sex.

And that's why I will probably never bother again, and be forever alone. And yet, I know sooooo many really weird and even fugly looking people who've gotten married and had a bunch of babies recently.

I am so proud of you!

That's like having someone testify they once willingly gave you a loan when you're up against theft charges.

I know I'm an outlier but it sure was for me. [sad trombone]

Why do people do this: "I hate [species] but ..."

I knew she wouldn't go through with it. I've suspected this is a story crafted and manipulated by the Christian Right as an anti-assisted-suicide stunt (that will eventually be made into a cheesy movie or book like that "Heaven is For Real" kid).

It all comes into sharp focus when you consider that male murderers have gotten off after killing gay men (or men they perceived to be gay) because they used the "gay panic" defense. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_panic…

Well I have news for you: a few years from now the "friendly head nods," and "good mornings" will stop, because you will be an old woman rather than a young woman. That steep drop off in allegedly neighborly greetings should tell you what you need to know about where they are really coming from and what they mean.

Wow, demanding consent from women is such a departure from the dominant sexual culture! Very convincing, Cracker Von Patriarch.

Nobody messes with a Sugarbaker woman.

Pro tip: Do not allow men to treat us in Jez comments the way they treat us on the street. "But how can I get my dick wet!?" distractions are swift and inevitable but they needn't be entertained. They do not want dialogue. They want to talk at us but never listen. Do not get bogged down in a debate about the…