Ya, I'm in agreement. I told my now husband pretty early on that I was looking to get married and settle down in the next few years (b/c frankly I was getting old!) and that I didn't want to waste time on dating someone who wasn't on the same life path. Yes, he had to think about things b/c he was in a weird place in…

There is being picky and there is unreasonable. I have some friends who are unreasonable and make the newly engaged topic of this article seem very unpicky. For instance, one friend will simultaneously not date men who don't love cats, but will also moan about men I try to introduce to her that have cats b/c her cats…

And then all 9 of those XS end up on the clearance rack and they wonder why they aren't making any money on their clothes...

Plus size women aren't allowed to have the sex with men and get preggers, only skinny girls are allowed to have men interested in them. We are also not allowed to fall in love and get married so there is little need for wedding dresses. I honestly wonder if designers also think we don't have jobs or leave the house at…

I feel you. I have three weddings to go to this year and aside from one fab black dress that I got at Nordstroms I have nothing. And I'm sick of wearing the same dress to every single event while my cousins who are thin have amazing choices and can find clothing in different colors and styles while I'm hoping no one…

They sell some gigantic men's clothes and they are within the regular men's dept. I'm a plus size and aside from my boobs I can fit into any men's XXL t-shirt.

I'm 5'7" and I have that problem too. Especially in tops, they are sooooo short!!! And then I'll buy a regular length pair of jeans that I have to shorten by 6"... so I imagine they are sometimes designing for someone with a tiny torso and impossibly long legs... I have no idea how that person would look, but it would…

You're not a Debbie Downer, you are being totally realistic!!! Funny how the clearance sections can get vast at Target. Rack upon rack of size 2 and size 4 clothing marked down 80% but almost nothing for plus sizes. If they didn't have their heads up their butts they'd realize that plus size women have money and are…

Maybe b/c its okay to be fat if you're pregnant. Macy's has been the same way... walk through all the lovely regular sized clothes in order to get to the combo maternity/plus section. It sends me the message that plus size clothing is really just maternity clothing and that they don't want me shopping here unless my…

I feel the same way. I will not shop at Old Navy or other stores that only stock plus sizes online. If my fat rear end isn't welcome in the store then I rather go without than give them the business. I nearly cried when I was at an M&S in England and saw plus sizes ON THE SAME RACK as the misses sizes... It was almost…

I hope so! I used to shop quite frequently at Target and then *poof* the plus size clothes disappeared... they have so little now its barely worth the time to go and look. I regret not knowing that they were discontinuing their previous lines and not stocking up on things (most the stuff is okay but the quality was…

Tips are the server's primary salary. Servers are paid virtually nothing. You knew that and yet you stiffed them. I agree that the seating sucked, but you could have dealt with the situation in a multitude of different ways including leaving before you ordered and getting a refund on your Groupon. (I know you can get…

Ya, although their original request was reasonable the hostess was being too rigid there were definitely other options to solve the dilemma.

I have no clue. I honestly wonder at that. I usually sit in the cheaper seats but even then it is like 20-50 dollars per seat while a cup of coffee at a café is 2.50. Why not just save your money and go chat someplace? I've even stopped going to movies b/c at least I can simulate the experience at home without dealing…

Your grandpa sounds awesome! I hope he shared his secrets with you!

Lots of assisted living places kick your butt to the curb when you need those services. It depends of course (some have facilities for increased needs) but many just send you to the nursing home. When she needs that stuff she probably won't be in any worse shape than if she had bunked in an assisted living community…

After having helped my mom price out assisted living situations for my grandparents I am actually surprised at how affordable 164k per year is. It is quite sad that that isn't that much more expensive than a "decent" assisted living community. This lady is smart, she gets to travel and is probably treated better on…

Ya, b/c I've been to Egypt and people were neither white nor black there... they are Middle Eastern. Honestly, do people not understand that Africa is a giant continent with a variety of people and even before the colonial invaders added white to the mix there were many regional and cultural differences.

I'm white with giant hair and have gotten asked to tuck it away if I can. I just always oblige, and now I just put it up beforehand b/c I don't want to be blocking the view of the person behind me. Also, I do think that people who are abnormally tall should have the politeness to choose seats (b/c you can usually…

I know, like WTF??? Unless it is super important STFU! I have taken to turning around and telling people that I did not pay to hear them chat and that they can go to the Starbucks across the street if they would prefer to chat instead of watch.