I totally agree. I actually don't think people with kids in general or more specifically my friends with kids have sucky lives, often I envy them, what I was trying to say is that I am _also_ OK with the point I am in my life right now, which is unmarried and childless at almost 30. I would not have believed I'd be OK…

well, I am sure there will be days (and there have been!) when I am jealous of you. I do want kids so badly, I'm just not at that point yet relationship wise etc. My own mom spent the day with my youngest sister, who is 23, out and about enjoying her awesome company, and I'm sure you don't have to wait until your kid…

hoorah! To be clear, I'm not at all dismissive of other people's choices, and if my life had worked out differently, I could surely be a mother by now with no regrets. I didn't think that life or career ends, just changes. I do hope that I offer a counterpoint to baby obsessed Princeton Mom, not to reasonable people…

I would very much like to be a mother some day, but this year I spent the day lounging on my apartment devouring a good book, drinking iced coffee and thinking how much LESS relaxing today would be if I was already a mother. So yes Princeton mom, two months out from my 30th birthday, I'm spending the day doing…

I don't understand. How is the conclusion of this study not "44 people have opinions." There is no way that that is either a representative sample of anything or a large enough sample size (ESPECIALLY when you split it between women and men). Come on Atlantic! you should have better statistics knowledge/more…

This is spot on, and the gender issue is highlighted because surely the football players are assumed to have a passion for the game, but they are paid. Slate published a good article about the danger of the idea of "do what you love" and this was one of the issues. Worth a read: http://www.slate.com/articles/techn…

Thanks! I will try out some things this weekend.

Thanks!

Do you have suggestions for the dry skin? I am finding it especially bad for me this year and I am miserable. Moisturizers you like? A humidifier? Thanks!

Gravity is a movie about George Clooney choosing to float off into space rather than spend any more time with a woman his own age.

I mean, it's probably a little exaggerated, but only a little.

Given that you were old enough to be drinking in bars and all were in on the game, that seems fun! As opposed to kids who say things like "no offense, but, you are ugly and I think no one should be friends with you." Or, the adult cousin of "no offense, but:" "I'm not racist, but..." JOY.

Yeah, exactly. I mean I think there is something to be said for "does this joke do more harm than the amount of humor it creates" (rape culture, perpetuating acceptance of racist or other -ist attitudes) but that's a more advanced question, since most people fail the "is your defense 'I IZ PUSHING BUTTONS'" test.

My friend who was a camp counselor would tell her campers "if you say 'no offense but.." whatever comes next IS going to be offensive and just saying "no offense" doesn't change that. I like your mom's rule as well.

I knew a guy who made a joke whose punchline was basically "haha, husband hits wife" or something like that. I made him explain why it was funny. I just kept repeating, yeah, but what is the joke? Until he said," well, because it's something taboo." I just pushed him on it, pointing out that it's pretty lazy to just…

Two questions: if I am trying to switch fields how best do I indicate that? My experience is all in one field but my grad degree is in a different but related field. I keep getting interest for communications jobs but I want to do moranalysis is. Second, I made an error in an online app or general resume submissions (…

I did! And I generally think I have a pretty healthy self-image/ body image. Oy.

Just to clarify, I haven't heard anything about Jezebel planning on doing such a thing: I didn't want to scare people into thinking that was the case; I have no affiliation with Jezebel (outside of being a commenter)—I am just interested in studying anonymity.

HKS?? Or Harvard in general?

Just a reminder: this is the same survey I have posted in Groupthink and Snap Judgement, so if you've taken it from either of those sources, your response is recorded already. Thanks!