If hormonal birth control is an option for you then you can reduce that quite a lot. I only spend, like... a tenth of my life bleeding from my vagina.

Women don't figure this shit out on their own - that's what this whole chain is about. Women have copious support groups available for them, resources that simply aren't as accessible for men so the minutiae often end up being taken up by the woman. It's not "women smart, men stupid", it's "women informed and…

Really? Hahahahaha... that's even better. You just made my day!

Her cheekbones make my face hurt. In a good way.

My friend's estranged father had a new baby with his 22 year old wife and they named her Moet. The best part is that their last name rhymes with it (i.e. Moet McCrea).

Yes! This! It's not a thing where I used to live and when I saw a woman wearing a pink Maple Leafs jersey I said out loud "Why is her jersey pink?" to which my boyfriend totally deadpan replied "So you know that she is a fan and also a woman. Otherwise people will get confused."

I don't know if that's specifically the divide - I'm from NZ and Canada and I've never gone to a wedding where they had this attitude. The last crazy bride story was from Toronto, but I don't think it's actually representative of most people's attitude.

Yes, ew, smokers. In my slut days (so, um, last month...) I would reject a guy in a bar if I made out with him and he tasted of ashtray. Can't imagine maintaining crush/relationship with a guy who tastes like a toxic fire pit.

Yes to all of these - but props if they learn/change. My boyfriend said something about "natural women" (as opposed to trans women) once, out of ignorance not hate, and when I corrected him re: cis being the preferred term said something like "What does it matter if I'm not talking to someone who's transgendered?" Bad…

Not so much crush related but my literal (lady) boner killer: any comments about being watched/seen/filmed... For some reason despite being fairly adventurous in other ways I am 100% phobic about being seen having sex. My bf made a joke once about hidden cameras and I pushed him off me, his dog nudged open the door…

My bf and I don't want kids, but I've made it 100% clear that should his opinion change I am open to discussions, but this uterus is not open for business, ever. Should he like to discuss the possibility of being loving parents to an adopted child, maybe one that's a little older since they're less likely to be…

I'm stealing this exact sentence to repeat every time my workmate talks about how good she feels as she plates up another giant plate of raw vegetables and hard boiled eggs.

FYI, I'm not sure why the title is giant at the bottom. I was trying to link to the Amazon posting.

So I just checked this thread, and I don't think anyone has mentioned Irish Nachos, which is the best thing you can do with potato waffles. It is the concept of nachos (delicious stuff piled on crunchy delicious food vehicle) but with added deep fried potato. It is amazing and the #1 best hangover/drinking food ever…

Have you read Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum? If you haven't I highly recommend it regardless of your adoption decision, but she also talks about this a little, and the importance of building connections within the child's ethnic community, but I think from memory…

And yet the many times I've heard crazy old people yell about immigrants stealing jobs it's almost always "The Chinese" doing it, so no one wins. You're either a hard-working job stealer, or an illegal criminal/layabout. Never a complex human being with hopes and dreams and strengths and weaknesses.

I don't think that's unusual. It probably differs across different groups, but the only times I've heard any of my black friends say the n-word is describing the Jay-Z song, which I still awkwardly call "N-words in Paris" because all the alternatives are worse, or when discussing the use of the word in general. I've…

I've been trying to find an article I read in undergrad for a child psychology course but can't find the exact paper. I was doing an essay on the importance of father figures during early development and came across a really interesting paper which essentially found that any negative situation can be outweighed by…

"Beware the pro-lifers! They have giants on their side!"

Ugh, I hear this. A couple months ago after I got home from work I remembered I had to get to the library before it closed in 17 minutes and raced out only to realize after I left the building that I'd taken my bra off. The bouncing and side glances were enough to convince me to never repeat the experience.