Do you think being disappointed by him again will hurt you a lot? Because if not I'd advise going for it. Maybe he's changed, maybe he hasn't, but it might give both of you some sort of peace to meet again and become familiar. Or it might not (which is why I advise not doing it if you think that would hurt you too…

Haha I'm pretty sure scissorsister dismissed all the comments correcting her rude misunderstanding of what you were saying. What an ass.

Wait wait wait, did Jezebel just say that something you're wearing will make someone commit a crime against you? Seriously?

Diamond engagement rings specifically are American in origin but engagement rings in general are most certainly not.

Vile is a really strong word. I actually have nothing against Buddhism, Christianity, or any other religion (except maybe Scientology, but only because I haven't really been able to find any sort of positive message in it), I used to be a very devoted Catholic and much of my family was and some still are. But none of…

Well aside from the already mentioned power thing, Buddhism also has strict gender rules that don't allow women in certain positions or grant them equal status to men.

Yes it does. The western world has this gross paternalistic view of Eastern religions being about love and peace. I mean, Jesus is all about love and peace but there are elements of Christianity that are really vile. Same with Buddhism.

Right, I mean they're both stuck in terrible cycles. One is stuck in the cycle of abuse and the other is stuck in the cycle of privilege.

If Rihanna was a white woman that still wouldn't make her Lena Dunham, it would make her a white woman in an abusive relationship. Lena Dunham, as far as we know, is not being abused by a trusted partner or relative. It's not an equal comparison AT ALL, even with race removed from the factor.

Both born with the XY, one had his penis removed accidentally during circumcision. Raised that one as a girl with hormones and stuff. Girl finds out she was born a boy, becomes a boy again and stops taking the hormones. Retains his XY chromosome throughout the whole entire thing.

No way. There would be a third brother, a triplet. Or one of them would be a blood donor whose blood had been transfused into someone else.

23 and have no idea what the hell HAM means.

I was a kid in the 90s and the rare occasions we did go out to eat (there were five of us) we knew our asses had to be firmly planted on the seats. We'd fidget around at the table, but we didn't get up except to go to the bathroom and disturb other people. And I don't remember other kids doing it either. Even now I…

Yeah. Canada has quite a few cultural and definitely political differences, but as far as social norms go I'm pretty sure Canada and the US are quite similar.

I eat a lot of pinto beans but I've been thinking about getting into black beans too. Depending on the area of Mexico you're from the beans you eat are either pretty much exclusively black or pinto and my family happens to be from a pinto part.

The funny thing is that I HATE regular chili because I cannot stand most beef, so I would definitely prefer this recipe. Since I'm a pinto master I'd probably make the same modification, though leave in the green chilis.

Thanks! I already make portabella burgers so expanding my burger repertoire would be nice.

Oooh, I'll try that. I make portabella burgers regularly for my veg boyfriend but I'd like to try different types of non-meat burgers.

I grew up eating beans every day (I'm Mexican-American) so the protein part should be fairly easy.

Thanks for the recommendations, already have Mark Bittman's book! I'll check out the rest.