This is a great post. I hate when I don't have/make an opportunity to make my own food. I wonder if part of the problem that a lot of fitness enthusiasts have is that they don't want to invest the time into figuring out how to make healthy meals out of real food and so instead use the "health foods" as a crutch? I…

This is my baby girl Snickers. She is my constant companion and really kept me from all out losing it last year. She is probably the most well-traveled feline you'll ever meet. She has moved with me from California to Michigan to Germany. She dislikes planes and public transportation. She likes hardwood floors,…

And now I totally want those running tights. Why did you have to alert me to them, Jenna?

I had a funny comment, but it wouldn't let me upload the meme :-(

This was put perfectly. Thank you!

That's going to be adorable. I wish you guys were coming to my house, I would give Petit so much candy!

I think it really matters on where you live. I have one set of friends who are in a similar situation to you in the US, but have several sets of friends in Sweden who have made your exact same choice. I think it's harder in the US where the idea of marriage is still held up in such high regard and the wedding industry…

I think it depends on the timeframe though. Being single and not dating for 2 years is not that bad. But the 5-8 years of a PhD or MD and residency, that's fucking lonely. I dated after my first year of my PhD and after a while met my partner who is also a grad student, though in a totally different field. I'm not…

Yeah, me too. A 4,300 mile, 6 timezone distance means actual touching is so rare that something like this could be really invaluable.

Thank you for expressing exactly my feelings about reddit. I'll just stick to /r/aww, xxfitness, fitness, TwoXChromosomes, catfort, and dogfort thank you very much.

That's great that you guys have the flexibility to do that! We are both open to non-academic jobs, but his non-academic jobs would take us to fucking terrible places and mine would likely land us in NYC, DC, or SF but then he'd have to find something nearby. Life works it out somehow though. Good luck with the master…

I can understand that. There are two main reasons and one smaller one for why we need to be at least be engaged before we start any positions. The first is that we have to be open to any schools (particularly I need to) that are near one another, including religious institutions. There are a few that are quite good in…

My parents have been married for 36 years and they had an "ultimatum" marriage. I think eventually you stop worrying that they married you because of a threat.

Someone can be inclined to the idea of marriage and even plan on marrying their current partner in the ethereal "future" but simply not put in the thought to get moving on it. Giving a clear statement that "hey, I want to move forward and will say yes if you ask but need to know that you want this life with me or else…

Thought/Question for you folks: do you think that Republican candidates are simply appropriating others' intellectual content more often without consent than Democrats? Or are they simply called out on it more because there is a high likelihood that the appropriated content comes from Democratic supporters but the…

It actually reminds me of me when I was really little and someone would put lipstick on me. I puckered my lips like that for hours because I didn't want to mess it up.

I had a similar bedtime. I think it was 8pm in 3rd grade and maaaaybe 9pm in 4th. Then again, my dad's bedtime was typically around those times growing up (and still today) because he had to get up at 3:30 for his commute to work at 6. I think this is why I still feel like I should be in bed by 10 and up before the…

This is an EXCELLENT point!

Thank you for adding bench press there! Yay lady lifters!!!

Old hat ... errrr ... tie.