Tell them to listen to the most recent episode of This American Life.

Holy crap I’m so sorry about your dog!!! Thank dog he will be ok.

:sigh:

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Hah, joke’s on you! You two are going to be best pals. Can I ask where your leggings are from? I love those almost as much as the kitten draped across them.

[Content warning: weight talk & numbers]

I drink because I have no reason to use birth control* ... how’s that!?

Yayyyyy! Litter is really not that bad in my experience. I’ve had three foster cats (and one of my own) and the worst bathroom problem I’ve encountered is my fat cat scoots on his butt sometimes after making a bm.

It sounds like you ended up finding someone?

Single, relationship-minded straight men over 30 are in HIGH demand. If only they’d consider partnering with women their own age they could be off the market in no time.

“As much as it pains me to say this, grooming and style are all that make someone ‘conventionally’ attractive.”

Another thing is, I see myself as more unattractive than other women with similar or conventionally “worse” looks if those women have boyfriends/husbands. It’s like additional evidence that I must be uniquely grotesque because no man can see any beauty in me (unlike those coupled-up women). So, I see a couple walking…

And then there are the people who find out your beloved dog (and sometimes only friend/companion/family) died and give you the same sympathy they’d offer if you lost your hair tie.

Thanks. I am going to keep all this in mind. xo

I know. :-/

Tina do you mind reading my reply to Shygurl and weighing in?

I am sorry to hear about your sister. :(

“it gets to me that a cheating, law breaking, addict, jealous, angry terrible person like you would make any statement at all about marriage”

Millions of healthy animals are euthanized every year in shelters and tortured in puppy/kitten mills and people are not horrified so I doubt they’d be horrified by your hypothetical (which also happens regularly).

I am sorry :’(