I may get shit for saying this but I can kinda see where you are coming from (at least from a possible FtM scenario). Puberty makes everyone feel weird and at times disconnected from their own body.  There are plenty of messages out there deriding the female body as unacceptable/gross. I can see where the option to…

Same. The worst I was ever treated in a professional environment was at a company with a majority female workforce. I was also fresh out of college, naive, and an instant target. I learned some lessons and got the fuck out as soon as I could.

In my case, hiring a maid was exactly what happened when I went on a cleaning strike. It’s not that he learned to do his share, he just found another woman willing to do it (at least she is being compensated for her time). It was a hollow victory but a victory none the less, I suppose.

Consider yourself lucky that you made it 10 years without a scare and get a vasectomy. It’s a super easy and effective procedure and women’s cycles can become very unpredictable over time (rendering this method problematic).

Eh, too much work and too high a margin of error for me (only 77-88% effective according to Planned Parenthood). Plus I have zero faith in the makers of these data collection apps.

Thanks!

Thank you!

Yep. I’ll check out Home Depot. Is there a particular type of trap that you use?

Thanks so much, this is super helpful! My biggest barrier has been getting access to a humane trap. These guys don’t trust me enough to eat with me outside with them so a regular cat carrier won’t do. I will try to keep feeding after the TNR (on the DL due to my township being stupid).

I told him I have social anxiety disorder so dating was a challenge for me. I had a long string of situations where guys would ghost me for weeks on end and then hit me up for another date. I told him that doesn’t work for me and if we were going to continue seeing each other I needed at least weekly contact (ideally…

Good evening! Anyone here have experience helping feral cats? There’s a feral kitty in my neighborhood that I’ve seen over the past few weeks who doesn’t seem to be doing well. He comes around with his other buddy who is much larger and seems healthy. I contacted a non-profit group that does Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR)…

Did you two establish expectations around how much contact you both need? I did this early on when I started dating my SO because I was tired of male flakiness and figured if he was really into me he’d follow through (which he did). If not, maybe have that convo? Or dump him because honestly life is too short. If my…

Same. I have small shoulders so cross-body is the best method for me.

I’m seeing a psychodynamic person for the same reasons you described. CBT sucks for exploring deep-rooted issues but is great for symptom management. CBT always worked best for me in the immediate crisis but had no long-term effects. That being said, I get that frustration with the psychodynamic person and I’ve…

Hi there. I’ve been in a similar boat as of late (resurgence of thoughts of self-harming/depression) and have been in therapy for over 2 years now. In therapy, a lot of shit gets stirred up and I can leave feeling more distressed at times. I’m at the point where most of my work happens outside of therapy and I just…

None of this is surprising coming from Bill Maher. 

Interesting. My dermatologist is all about the hyaluronic acid moisturizers. I haven’t noticed a big difference in my skin using them.  

Agreed, fondant is disgusting. Also, Nailed It is the best “cooking” show ever.

A clairvoyant for my vagina? About fucking time! Catch up US Healthcare System. /s

In fact, experts have warned that stories like this shared on social media have led to an increase in reports of Tocophobia, phobia of birth. (We might want to redirect our terror away from birth itself and toward the medical system: the U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world.)