Oh, I dress up/try to look nice! Mostly just cuz that's my own personal aesthetic. But my idea of looking nice doesn't conform very well to "office" style most of the time.

8,000 is miles different than 18,000. And even with only 8,000 in your example town, everyone did not actually know everyone—it just felt that way. In much the same way the the queer community in big cities feels so tiny but the reality is that it's the circles you run in and there are lots of people you don't…

Yep. I remember being about 10 or so, during summer break, there was a boy I had a vague crush on. Several of us kids gathered around outside after swimming, so we all had our suits on. One of his friends looked me up and down and said something to the effect of "she's kinda fat." Which was some sort of declaration…

I think a lot of non-fat people underestimate that feeling of hopelessness and inertia. For me, I try to focus on the "feeling healthier in my body and movement" more than the idea of losing pounds. Because the truth is that there are plenty of healthy fat folks who are able to move and feel good in their bodies. And…

Seriously. One of my goals in life is to never have a job that requires suits or business casual. I mean, I can dress up and look professional when it's needed, but the very idea of business casual makes me want to hurl.

After all, there was a reason that Ms. Weaver and Ms. Griffith had Harrison Ford on his knees throughout "Working Girl." That factor is not lost on women looking to suit up today

That and also he's skeevy.

I currently live in a town about that size and since I come from an actual tiny-town background, I always just say it's a "smaller" or "smallish" town. I dunno, I just can't bring myself to label anything over 5,000 a "small" or "tiny" town.

This bun is waaaaay more relevant to my interests.

Nuclear Wintour

I dunno. People do a lot of wacky things, and I can see where participating in something like MMA could make a person feel strong and kick-ass and in control of their body, y'know?

Yeah, I think big-city syndrome is at work here: anything less than 100,000 is a tiny town. Ha!

...where cancer survivors who've decided to have reconstructive surgery need not apply.

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Yay! If there are any other books you're trying to remember, check out what's that book. I was tearing my hair out trying to remember that chimp book I also posted—all my googling skills were for naught. And then I posted on that site and within 24 hours, someone had my answer!

Awww...that's kind of adorable.

And I know way too much for a girl who doesn't sleep with penis-havers.

So...it sounds like your definition of sex is penis-in-vagina. Which is fine, but y'know, but lots of people's standards, you have had sex. Just certain kinds of sex. Maybe thinking about it differently will take some of the pressure off and make it easier to find a dude for PIV?

Actually, no! The whole point of the extra room at the head is to increase sensation (looser head means more friction means more sensation). We had similarly designed condoms at my workplace and lots of folks liked them. Also helpful for mushroom-shaped guys (i.e. they have a large head) when regular condoms feel…

I'd like to think that Sagegirl's husband actually watched lesbian porn, but I very much doubt it. I suspect that what he watched was actually girl-girl porn.