That’s what bothers me so much about statements like this. We need to get rid of the notion that abusers are monsters lurking in the shadows. They’re people we know and sometimes people we like. Saying “Oh that person couldn’t have done something terrible because they were not terrible in front of/to me” is part of…

I have stayed in several short-term rentals via one of the AirBNB type services, because renting a house or apartment for a little less than a week to a few weeks is a lot better than a hotel, and usually comparable in price. We didn’t throw loud parties or threaten the neighbors or make them uncomfortable. Not…

Protecting the hotel racket.

“Thank you for putting your confidence in me but I just can’t help you with this project. I do hope you find someone who can”.

Nahhh. There is NO good excuse for doing something like this, which re-victimizes real victims by making it just that much harder for them to be taken seriously. If he did this, he is a bad human. 

You joined the Marines to get away from redneckville? How surprised were you?

Besides water, I kinda feel like 12 cans of anything a day is going to fuck you up eventually.

Understanding full well that the plural of “anecdote” is not “data”, I’ll offer this: I was a 12-can-a-day Diet Coke addict until just after my 37th birthday, when I had a stroke.

I mean, if I could figure out a way to make money remotely, I would be all over this.

This. Add to that particular bit of nastiness the fact that most men aren’t as good a friend as women are, even if they don’t want to fuck you and I often wonder why even bother? Case in point, this guy here. 

Protip: Never profess your love to someone you’re not in a relationship with. Just ask them out. If they’re into it, they’ll say yes, and you are on your way to starting a relationship.

However, if they’re not into it, dropping your unrequited love on them is never ever going to make the situation better. They’re…

I think the “think about every person YOU don’t like” answer is about the best you can do when someone asks why another person isn’t in to them. It’s hard to be the person getting rejected, and it’s easy to internalize as a symbol of your worth (or lack thereof), but seriously, how many people would YOU turn down even…

100% agree. There is absolutely NO earthly reason we shouldn’t be able to have secure, safe borders while still allowing temporary, seasonal workers to move back and forth with relative ease.

So what should happen is that farms should pay a wage that legal residents are willing to accept and charge more for produce, correct?

Toxic masculinity is going to kill us all.

I think this article, and your comment, may be conflating introversion and shyness. I consider myself to be an extreme introvert in that I love solitary pursuits and require a lot of down time to myself when traveling, attending conferences, etc. with lots of other people. E.g. I hate sharing hotel rooms (unless I’m…

I would never condone punching a shitty teenager in the face.

6. Go to the bathroom and wash your hands under hot water.

And let’s be realistic - would someone with Rick’s sense of honor and loyalty (no matter how skewed and depraved and psychotic at times) really just NEVER try to get back to his wife and daughter? Like, he’s supposed to just be like *shrug* WELL THAT’S OVER and go start in some new settlement? That seems really…

It ain't gonna kill you, son. Relax.