Related, that I need help with please: Guy I like keeps buying me food and insisting that I eat it, putting it on top of my books so I can’t work, usually ends in a tug of war where I try to hand it back to him and he refuses to take it or gives it back. It’s not just food, either - the other day he did it with a…

OMG, I assumed there were thousands of people who just sail in there, cheerful as little birds, surge through the aisles like a heat-seeking missile, picking up the stuff they need, then march proudly to the closest exit, pay, and leave! For me, it is like being a Beluga whale in a tiny exhibit tank: too much noise,…

I’ve seen it ruin several people’s lives. Also, I am from rural Missouri so I have zero sense of humor about Meth. Save yourself the trouble and go get some real nice weed and a strong coffee and call it a day.

Not oversensitive IMO. I get easily turned off by little things like that, cause often they CAN be telling about what kind of a person they are. Kiddo is weird, but maybe try it out a bit longer to see if that’s the only off-putting thing?

There’s a documentary on it called Breaking Bad if you’re interested

YOU GUYS YOU GUYS

And how Deep South is she? ‘Cause there’s that line at/near the Gulf Coast where she’ll be so far south that it turns into The Carribbean and _that’s_ even _more_ fun!

I was probably a Level 1.5 Nice Guy for several years, until I met someone who straight up told me, “you got a pretty shitty way of treating women.”

I’m so sorry to hear this. My heart really goes out to you. I struggled with severe depression and some very unsupportive people while working on my Ph.D. and it was touch-and-go. All I can say is that everyone I knew who left grad school with an M.A. survived it and has landed on their feet. Hang in there.

Well, it happened. I got my examiners’ feedback from my PhD viva yesterday. Apparently I did really badly and they’re recommending an MPhil. So there’s 6 years of my life down the drain (and idiotic student loans because I’m an idiot). I’m trying to figure out what to do. I’m delaying a bit until Monday, because my…

The refrain of every entitled psychopath:

You must eat as many cheddar biscuits as possible while at Red Lobster. It’s essential to the mimesis.

Your friendly anthropologist here, living in the US South for fieldwork. I went to Walmart on my first ever solo mission this week, got very lost, and bought some pink hunting camo moccasin slippers.

Jezzies I need lots of love. I made a politician very very mad (I work at a gov. agency). The good news is, he’s conservative. The bad news is, he may have the power to make someone fire me. I didn’t do anything illegal and I could totally fight back if they fire me but I’m scared, but also proud I did the right…

This probably won’t be seen since I’m late and gray, but I think this was my tip; thank you, Stassa, for giving this tragedy a larger platform. This happened just five miles from my apartment. So heartbreaking.

OMG. You would NOT believe how many times people with various degrees of legal proficiency have been poring(discussing...fistfighting...) over the 2nd amendment for the last few decades.

I met an extreme “nice guy” for the first time recently and it was easily one of the most stressful interactions of my life. I’ve dealt with bits here and they’re but when dudes take it to an extreme that entitlement gets scary quick.

This is horrific but when I was in grade school, the mother of one of my classmates was murdered by the school janitor because she had rejected his advances. She was a married mother who worked at a school, and he got so upset about him declining him that he killed her. I will never forget seeing a picture on the…

Here’s a woman being harassed at work, and she does what she is told to do, report the problem. The workplace actually does the right thing and acts on the complaint, in this case firing the harasser. So far, great story.