It's okay, real-ass working dogs spend an average of 20 hours a day lounging around on the couch. This is them when I left this morning:

LOL :)

Yay! Double-front dungaree chic! :)

I live in a log cabin in Alaska, with a very tall, bearded dude and three working dogs. We heat with wood and haul water (no plumbing lines doth penetrate our permafrost ground). We cut our own wood, clear our own land, hunt, fish, pick berries, etc, etc. I'm not sure how I feel about being trendy.

Then why not encourage healthy eating and exercise without vanity talk? I thought that health and well-being without giving a shit what others think of our looks was a cornerstone of Jezzy mentality. Why would we suddenly discuss wedding crash diets of all things? What next? Is Jez going to feature articles on having…

The change in Jezebel is not good. And I say this as a trim, active, conventionally pretty, heteronormative, cisgender, and privileged person in every way (except ethnicity; I'm notwhite). But I liked Jez better when it was different.

Yeah, all three of the players in this manufactured drama sound eminently reasonable.

My, such bitterness. Not all of us are wealthy... get over it. I'm not wealthy, but I also know that both the biggest happinesses and the biggest heartaches in life happen to wealthy and poor alike. No need to waste so much energy on your bitterness.

How dare you justify personal vacations and turn up your nose at fancy parties! They are both equally discretionary spending that does not affect another person in the entire world except for themselves! What a judgmental person you are!

Lots of indulgences don't last and aren't financially "sound" decisions, but we all have a certain amount of discretionary spending that we use for our own pleasure. You think travel and mid-priced cars are an acceptable way for other people to spend their money, but not a fancy wedding? Their vacations and their…

And he can't/won't apologize or talk to her in person/over the phone/via private electronic communication because... uuhhh... hhmmmm... I've almost got it... oh yeah because he wants everyone in the world to slap him on the back and high five him! And for strange women's hearts to melt and pants to fall off!

I've always wished I had an artisan well, so I could save on the costs of pump power. Oh, wait, that's something else...

Assuming that good looks, talent, and skill are distributed randomly among the human populace, talented and skilled singers should span the range of looks, just as talented and skilled engineers, sculptors, chefs, teachers, welders, and doctors do. And yet... most singers are quite good-looking. It does not speak well…

Not true! All your waste water goes to the same place. A septic tank is a rural thing, for those of us not connected to city water. We have personal septic tanks, dug on our properties, and we have them pumped every couple of years. A big truck comes and pumps out our sewage and sends it to the city treatment system.…

internet hug!

Is she seriously stating that this law would discourage coercive sex... and that's why it's BAD??

Oh the poor thing!

Getting rid of the ring shed an emotional burden for me. I also asked to have all of the original wedding photos so I could "treasure" them. I put them into a box together and thunked it right into the dumpster. :) I got rid of everything that had to do with him. All I have is the marriage certificate and divorce…

No need to defend yourself. We have all walked where we have all walked; we all think what we think. :) Good for you that you still got a decent chunk of change! You also did not raise the point, though it supports your original statement, that even if you get half the value of the diamond, it's still essentially…

Have you ever actually tried to get money out of a diamond? You get nowhere near the amount spent. DeBeers would have you believe that diamonds are a sound investment, but it's bullshit. If this sort of cynicism about marriage is your game, then ask for engagement gold bullion! :)