How fascinating! I got New Zealand, a result I'd have never expected! Thanks so much for sharing.

He really does seem to bring out the fury in those OAPs. I remember him haplessly mumbling in the face of a particularly enraged one, unable to get a word in edgewise as she verbally eviscerated him on the BBC nightly news. Go granny go!

Completely agree. The political spectrum of each country is so differently-shifted (US to the right, UK to the left) that the label 'conservative' does not suggest unified ideology or policy. Of course certain specific politicians can run administrations that are more in sync (like Reagan and Thatcher during the 80s),…

I'm lucky enough to be one of the (surely) tens of thousands of people who have shaken the President's hand, and yet he was the same when I met him. So humble and gracious. And I will never forget the tactile feel of clasping his hand in mine! Slightly dry skin, firm handshake ;) It was the biggest thrill of my entire…

I don't think it's nitpicky, but then I can't stand bad grammar!

That sounds amazing! It's truly amazing to have such a close relationship with someone, like that. I have some very good friends but it sounds like your relationship even surpasses that. That's incredible and I'm happy for you, internet stranger ;)

My birthday is the 27h of December! Not AS bad, but almost. My family goes all out for Christmas and it's expected that I will 100% contribute to those efforts, so the day after Christmas I am utterly exhausted, and then it's like, "OH, my birthday is now TOMORROW, what they hell do I want to do?" But I'm so…

What's it like being a twin? I'm an only child so I can't imagine having someone who shares my parents, let alone having a twin!

That's like Steve Martin too! He has looked exactly the same for like 20 years, lol.

This situation just makes me wonder if I should give up my current job and locate back to California, which wouldn't actually be so difficult since I'm originally from CA, but would cause me to lose my current job, which I find very rewarding. I don't really know how far I'm willing to go. I COULD resolve the whole…

Well it's not HIS fault. He's not asking for it. . . it just forces me to examine how secure I am, which is tough.

No I appreciate your take. Your view is honestly very representative of the little voice I have in the back of my head, so it's not necessarily that surprising. I'm just trying to be optimistic, though it's not necessarily happening. . .

I do feel really confident in our relationship when we're together, but because he's stuck in LA for a long period of time (and I don't trust people's motives in Los Angeles AT ALL), I am left just having to place all my faith in he, himself. And I do, for the most part, but we're so, SO far away from each other, and…

Wow, that's a depressing take on things. You don't think that I can be proactive in any way at all? Besides of course, writing letters as you said - but then you sort of rendered it moot when you said he fell in love with someone else anyway. . . jeez.

Oh GareBear, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose your best friend. From just the paragraph you've written, it already sounds like you've gone through so much, so I think that you should give yourself a lot of slack for feeling lost. Do you mind if I ask how your friend died? I mean, regardless,…

I guess I'm not sure what the problem is. . . are you upset that you WANT kids hormonally, but in terms of your lifestyle you just want lots of no strings attached sex? Or are you feeling upset that you are physically built for kids but you're not ready? Because if the latter is the case, then who cares? Seriously,…