So I have a question, as well as a preemptive apology should this come off as obnoxious/conceited. Does anyone else feel alienated by their intelligence and intellectual curiosity? I have a really wonderful group of friends, but I have very few close friends who are really on my level, and of those, most are scattered…

Emily is the Mary of our age. I can’t believe it’s still top 10—it’s been a solid 20 years now.

Ugh I’ve legit seen men try to argue that it has to do with their hip construction, or they argue that their dicks are in the way. Both arguments are total bullshit. My last partner had the biggest schlong I’ve ever seen IRL and always sort of sat balled up with his legs together.

I’m an actual grown up with all sorts of skills and a pretty impressive brain, and I’ll be lucky to land a job that pays half that when I finish up my bachelors degree next year. I’m shocked that a fucking kindergartner who is legit still learning how to read makes more than a standard college graduate.

I agree. I mean, I think it’s because it’s one of the only diets that’s actually healthy to maintain long term. All the low carb/high protein diets are fucking terrible for you over any extended period of time. Humans are designed to eat lots of complex carbs, which is exactly what a well balanced vegetarian diet…

The protein obsession is so fucking weird. Most people eat twice as much protein as they’re supposed to. Unless you’re on an extremely limited diet or are a professional athlete of some sort, you don’t need to think about eating enough protein. Period. If you are eating enough calories, the protein is all there.

That’s the biggest problem with all of those diets. Most of them do lead to a decent amount of weight loss, but all the studies show that it’s entirely temporary and literally everyone gains it all back as soon as they discontinue the diet—which is inevitable because it’s simply unrealistic and unhealthy to continue…

Always. I didn’t discover the magic of gloves until like a year ago, and my dishwashing misery has since been halved. No more mystery chunks of week old, soggy food bumping up against my hands from the depths of my murky sink *shudder.* I may have some texture issues paired with a serious aversion to old food.

Ugh I’d be happy if my neighbors would just stop fucking watering their lawns. It’s gotten to the point of being borderline delusional, like they’ve clearly convinced themselves that the water crisis is going to magically resolve itself somehow and they can just go on plugging their ears and shouting “lalalalala”…

I saw a study a few months back that basically said people who hand wash dishes have superior immune systems to those with dishwashers because we’re not meant to live in a sterilized environment and dishwashers actually get dishes too clean.

I hate washing dishes, but I loathe going to laundromats. My last apartment had a dishwasher but no washing machine, and I intentionally chose the exact opposite in my current apartment. I will never go back—laundromats are a fucking time/money suck and are infinitely worse than the nasty pile of dishes currently…

Thanks, that was a really helpful overview! It sounds similar in some ways to American culture a century ago, in the lack of agency/independence women have, along with the emphasis on marriage.

The original study wasn’t about “falling in love,” that’s entirely a popular media spin on a legitimate psychological study looking at fostering intimacy through mutual self-disclosure. I believe in the original study, they paired people who they thought would get along, had them go through the 36 questions and…

This is really interesting, can you elaborate on in what ways it’s exceptionally male-centric?

I thought so too, but the part about her informing Kris after the fact threw me for a loop. How did she get surgery without her mother knowing/consenting?

Someone with superior legal knowledge: is it really that unreasonable to convict him based on the apparent preparations he was undergoing? How is this different than arresting/charging someone who is plotting a mass shooting or something of the sort? It’s my understanding that would be entirely within the realm of…

Sweet and Spicy sounds like the best out of those, at least basted on my taste. Potentially silly question: how long do pickled eggs stay good for? A friend left an enormous jar in my fridge last summer and I forgot about it until recently. I was under the impression that pickled foods are designed to stay good…

I’d make suggestions casually while you guys are having sex. I don’t know what your style is, but I’d probably say something like “mind if I get on top?” or “will you fuck me from behind?” and then follow that up with lots of positively reinforcing sounds and/or statements about how much you enjoyed said new position.…

I once packed up an ex’s clothes, drove to his work, and threw them all over his car. Easier to clean up than yours, I wish I’d gone the messy route.

Without question Sasha.