That’s me too. And luckily I married a man who is the exact same way. I mean, we turn on the air conditioning in the winter sometimes in an effort to combat our downstairs neighbor who is attempting to recreate the dessert. We actually asked the man about it once and he said that he turns his thermostat to 90 in the…

I too am super curious about my husband’s previous relationships. The only time I ever “pried” was before we got married and I asked him what his first wedding was like because I wanted to be sure it was nothing like the previous one. He assured me this was completely different, mostly because he actually had a say in…

I was told by a health inspector that if the food wasn’t prepared in the restaurant/eatery that there was no way to verify if it had been prepared according to the health code standards that we were forced to work under. He even warned us that if he ever saw outside food or drinks during his surprise inspections, we…

I too have had my history with welfare, soup kitchens, and way too much Ramen. Although I have been known not to finish my food, I am also loathe to throw out perfectly good unopened food that can be eaten by anyone.

I was driving over the mountains last week, with this couple behind me that was driving a bit aggressively so I was keeping an eye on them. Suddenly, passenger seat dude disappears in my rear-view mirror and driver lady starts driving super erratic. At this point I announce to my passengers that perhaps it would be…

I guess I am a monster. Sigh. I really do like talking on the phone. A lot. I like hearing the voices of the people I care about. It makes me feel connected in a way that a text or email can’t. And no, I don’t Skype or Facetime or whatever. That has always felt uber awkward to me.

What I have learned is that everyone has their preferred way of communication. I try to learn what my friend’s are and cater to that as best I can. This means texting people when I hate to text. Emailing when I hate to email. And having online chats when I would prefer a phone conversation. (or preferably, in person)…

I am completely the opposite. I am well known in my circle of friends to not respond quickly (or at all) to text and emails. But if you call, I will answer in a heartbeat. And I am a millennial.

Too true. My husband grew up in rural SC in abstract poverty. They were lucky in that they owned land and grew their own food, (consequently have a ridiculous amount of pride about never being on food stamps) but they are still very poor. Even though my family was by no means wealthy, I am still shocked sometimes by…

But on the other hand—if you don’t want people to drop you, be a better friend.

I agree with this advice. I too had a friend/roommate who began dating my ex, and after six months it became really clear that our friendship would not survive their relationship. I ended up moving out 2 weeks early, tried to have a talk with her, and when that didn’t work I wrote her an actual letter (the kind with…

I absolutely agree. I was ghosted a few years ago and even though I have since moved on (got married even!), it still bugs me sometimes. Why did he stop talking to me? Did I do something wrong? Especially since I thought everything was going so well. It really messed with my self-esteem for a while. I don’t wish him…

I always assumed that rich people did this with their kids, but I guess I was wrong.

I got a lot of grief when I decided to take my husband’s last name. Not from our families, who are both traditionalists. (my mom still complains about how non-traditional our wedding was) I had been thinking about changing my last name before I ever met him though, something that would work better as an author name…

Being very low income, our summer vacations almost always included some form of camping. My mother, being the only person in our family who likes the beach, insisted one summer on going on a beach camping trip. Unknowingly, we planned our trip on a weekend where the temperatures were in the high 90s. The swimming pool…

Understandable. And to be fair, I did receive a lot of training and worked with some wonderful ladies who were always giving out tips and pointers for different skin types and shades. Personally, I always had difficulty with extremely oily skin, which is the very opposite of my own skin type. Although I understood in…

As a former cosmetics consultant (or whatever they called us) at Macy’s, there is one thing you said that wasn’t fair to your saleswoman. Sometimes it is hard to find the right foundation match for someone. Undertones, Rosacea, dry skin, oily skin, not using primer....there are all kinds of factors that come into play…

I used to work at a makeup counter at Macy’s and the majority of our clientele were people of color. I do not understand someone’s inability to put makeup on someone who isn’t the same color as them. It’s all skin. Sometimes the women would balk at me, a very pale person, offering to do their makeup and I guess with…

Yeah. Their marriage only lasted 9 months because it turns out she was cheating on him before and after the wedding. Best part—when he asked her why she married him, she said it was because he was the only guy she knew who could afford a wedding and she wanted her dream wedding. Yeah, wedding obsessed.

When I got engaged, I was very concerned about my wedding being two things. 1) A reflection of both our personalities and 2) Nothing like my husband’s first wedding. Although there were some things that he admitted he didn’t care about at all, he also had some very strong opinions concerning other things particularly…