And believe me, I’m not a prude — I’m not a prude at all. I began my sexual life very early.

HOLY SPARKLY EYES AND PINCHABLE CHEEKS. I didn't know it was possible for me to love him more.

That is a simple and excellent point and one I will use in the future.

Thank you for sharing. Seriously, thank you. Writing is hard enough for me when I'm making it up. Writing about real pain takes so much courage. You're amazing.

I'm so sorry you went through that. I'm ashamed to say that I have absolutely no idea what modern American orphanages look like or what goes on behind those doors. So much of the dialogue about parentless children today focuses on adoption, but there's so little attention paid to the older kids who aren't getting…

Dude, I'm going to assume you meant well by this. But it's incredibly insulting to show up here and tell us to get involved. If you haven't noticed, Jez readers are all about participation. We call reps all the time. We go to protests. We write, we vote, we speak up. We blast FB and twitter, we get the word out, we…

You are my hero.

As bandit_queen said, the way he handles this is information about him. If he cares more about the uniqueness of the date than about getting to know you, then he probably has more ego than you need to deal with.

Two things, in addition to the numerous problems other people have already brought to your attention.

When I was living in Arizona I was on the ground floor in a badly storm-proofed house. When roach season arrived, those bastards could basically waltz in the front door. The first one I ever saw was on my kitchen floor while I was making tea. I grabbed a broom, kicked my screen door open, and knocked it out like I was…

All the NOPE NOPE gifs in the world are not enough for this.

I cannot tell you the size of the party I will throw if that happens. Just THINKING about it makes me dizzy with glee.

I agree completely. I posted something similar the other day; I don't think that double standard is limited to trolls, though. It's rare to see a woman in media, even a kickass one, threatened with any bodily violence other than rape, and yet men in dangerous situations are threatened with everything but rape. Look at…

Good for you. I'm halfway through 29 and I don't give a fuck, but a good chunk of my friends are hitting 30 this year and I keep having to calm them down. My go-to is generally, "You've got two possibilities in life: you live to be 30 or you don't. And you're upset about what, exactly?"

That sounds dreadful. At least you work remotely and can avoid being in the same room with her.

Came down here to post the exact same thing. It reinforces the idea that she was a wife while Bill was president, despite the fact that she was hiring people into her husband's administration, tackling international diplomacy, speaking out for children and women's rights, and being torn apart by the media even before…

It's scary. And sad, because letting go of someone who knew you as a kid means letting go of all those shared memories. I hope she manages to see the light. Good luck!

Baby steps! First make it what you want it to be, then worry about readership. I'm excited that you're excited!

Ugh. Sometimes I can't believe people like that exist.

That's fucked up. I'm so sorry you have to deal with that. Thanks for taking the time to say something inspiring to the rest of us — as you said, it's easy to take the little things for granted.