I have always been very grateful that when I was little and we were very poor, my parents weren't too prideful to get food at the food pantry and use food stamps. My diet consisted of a lot of macaroni & cheese and canned corn as a kid, but we were fed. Sometimes people gave us food, leaving groceries on our doorstep.…

Some of my childhood cooking lessons:

I'm married. Mr. Bean doesn't do very good Lord of the Rings impressions, but I get treated to the occasional Star Wars and Batman quotes.

As a female who is OBSESSED with Lord of the Rings, I would find this to be an extremely awesome trait in a boyfriend/husband. Although, I could do without the guy jumping out at me in the dark. I have never liked surprises.

One correction: It doesn't matter where your nipples are located. As gross as this sounds, they remove the nipples, set them aside, and once they are done reducing the breasts they place the nipples in a different location proportionate to your new breasts thus creating anchor scars.

My husband was so excited when I told him he didn't need to wear a tux for the wedding. He decided to wear a Victorian style vest (with a pocket watch, of course) and a red shirt and cravat. He loves that vest and is now using it for his Steampunk costume.

Agreed. My husband hates to dress up. I don't care. Sometimes we go to fancier places and all I say is that it is a nicer restaurant. He is a grown adult and can wear whatever he wants. If the restaurant would turn you away for blue jeans or something like that, I would mention this to him, but I still don't expect…

You can go down more sizes than that, but there is an increased risk of more numbness or they have to remove your milk ducts. I said, screw it, take the ducts and I don't care if they are numb. I went from an 'I' to a 'C'. There is some numbness, but nothing to write home about.

I had breast reduction surgery and it is the best choice I have ever made in my life. Not only did my back problems almost disappear, but my self-confidence improved and bra shopping isn't nearly as emotional as it used to be. Recovery wasn't bad at all. More uncomfortable than painful. I was out of work for 4 weeks,…

I'm afraid in my instance it was a complete disappearing act. Everything seemed fine, we went out, saw a movie, had a really nice phone conversation that night, no hint of anything being off and then—gone. No fade. He just quit talking to me, unfriended me on facebook, no longer went to the places that we both had…

I found that my "dealbreakers" changed as I got older, but for the good. I stopped caring about superfluous things like taste in music, whether he liked rock climbing, and whether he had that magical sense of humor everyone always talks about. Instead I focused on the things that were real dealbreakers like religion,…

Well, I can't say much about alcohol, because I didn't have any at my wedding. Although I enjoy the occasional mixed drink, I really loathe being surrounded by a bunch of drunk people and it was my wedding, so I don't really care about what other people think.

As someone who has done both, I personally think that your friends are completely useless in this situation. They are wary about getting in the middle of anything, their vouching only goes so far because although he/she might be a good friend they can be an equally terrible romantic partner, then when things don't…

I dealt with a lot of duds before I met Mr. Bean, but truth is I was on OKCupid and Match.com for years before we eventually met. There is just no guarantee. Although I have to say, Mr. Bean is very awesome so I am very happy OKCupid exists.

That's what you call it. Ghosting. I have been trying to put a name to it ever since someone did that to me almost three years ago. We met in person though (aka not online) and had mutual friends. I have friends that still talk to him and I desperately want to know how they can be friends with such a huge asshole.

As someone who tried both online dating websites and meeting people through friends, I have to say my expectations were exactly the same. It is true that a profile will tell you some things like what they do for a living, how tall (they say) they are, and what are the six things they (supposedly) can't live without,…

I met my husband on OKCupid and we have been quite happily married for a little over a year and a half now. I always tell people that there is a difference between meeting someone online and dating online. I just met my husband online. We dated in real life. Without the internet dating site, I would never have met him…

My mother used to be a very good mother. I remember her sacrificing so much for us, dedicating herself to homeschooling some of us, cooking, gymnastics & violin lessons, and talking to us about anything. Then we all grew up and my mother's resentment has become more and more obvious, her selfishness astounding. She…

I have 11 nieces and nephews and Amazon, Facebook, and everywhere else are certain that all those toys and baby clothes I have been buying over the years are for me. I receive catalogs in the mail all the time, free samples, and tons of emails and advertisements. I have even fielded phone calls from different "mommy…

For myself, I usually download my music, however I often buy CDs as gifts. I have a number of relatives who ask for specific albums for Christmas or Birthdays and since they don't own an iPod or the like, they ask for CDs. One friend (in her twenties mind you) is rather proud of her extensive classical music…