Piggybacking on what figbash said:

All of my close friends have known me for years, so they accepted it long ago. However, I do not tell new people. It takes a lot for someone to make the cut. And this is precisely the reason: I’m over being judged for not having sex. I’m over explaining that I’m okay with it and not in any rush, that I do not need you…

You are living my goddamn dream. I’ve always sworn that once I get to a point where I have both a marriage and a house, I want to sleep in my own bedroom and do “visits” for all the bonus married-couple stuff. Of course, whether I’m able to pull it off depends on the guy and the house, but I’m always glad to see that…

“Maybe you won’t be, and you are missing out on drinking!”

Same exact story here. I’ve got my story down pat, but part of me wishes she wasn’t anonymous so that I could just tell people. I’m so proud of her — she’s been sober 21 years! — but I know she’d hate it if everyone knew her business.

I know a woman whose son died in the Iraq War. Prior to his death, she had to buy body armor for him out of her own pocket because the military wasn’t supplying it.

I’m amazed you were able to process sensory details like “color.” Every single sensory input I have would have been one big klaxon BEAR. What color was its fur? BEAR. How big was it? BEAR.

Every single time I see him around children, I have the exact same thought. He’s in his element when he’s giving inspiring speeches, but 10x more so around kids. When he retires he should just be World Dad. He already has the jeans.

Do you tell the barista that you have an allergy? I would think that people would take it more seriously if you said, “May I have a skim latte? And I have a milk fat allergy, so please be careful to use skim milk only, or I’ll end up with hives! Thanks so much!” I think as other people have said, if you’re a nice…

Fair warning: extreme armchair psychology ahead.

I’m sorry, I’m going to need a second-by-second replay of this event. Did you actually physically bump into the bear’s butt? Did you then leap backwards and barricade yourself in the bathroom stall? Did the bear just kinda shrug and go back to eating the watermelon gum? How long did you have to sit there waiting to be…

A Philadelphia study found that the odds of an assault victim being shot were 4.5 times greater if he carried a gun; his odds of being killed were 4.2 times greater.

Not disagreeing with anything you said, but do you have a source for this?

Next time insult her. Immediately, mercilessly, and with something true.

“The journalist is asking me questions, haul him away in chains! My freedom of speech, not yours!”

I would like to pass a law that every bill restricting abortions must include additional funding for families who are forced to have children because of those restrictions. I would LOVE to see these politicians try to weasel their way out of that.

I prefer to call that “government so small it can crawl up your ass” (or in this case, your vagina).

Replying to promote your comment. There are some professions that have a reputation for being toxic to women — the oil & gas industry, for example — but we tend to gloss them over because we’ve heard that story before. It’s not new or subtle and there’s no philosophical discussion to be had — just straight-up…

So good! And he gives great hugs to boot! (Not that I should be surprised, but hugging is an underrated skill and his look excellent.)

Also also! More and more business studies are confirming that all-male leadership is terrible because men indulge anger and ego, and they take more risks because of it, while women tend to balance their emotional responses for more risk-averse behavior. Companies with at least one woman in a top-level leadership…