I think it's just psychological. Most people don't like to think of their partner with someone else, and there's just something nice about buying new gear as a couple. Dan's just telling him to err on the side of caution.

I think it's just psychological. Most people don't like to think of their partner with someone else, and there's just something nice about buying new gear as a couple. Dan's just telling him to err on the side of caution.

They keep them open on purpose now. We passed the civility test!

They keep them open on purpose now. We passed the civility test!

@avclub-71289f361df2d092ca1b768e85a33325:disqus Innerspace? I'm jealous. Although we did get to watch The Neverending Story and The Labyrinth a lot. 
Speaking of The Labyrinth, it's funny how that movie just got a little more confusing every year. You go from "My Ken doll doesn't have that!" to "How could I feel this…

@avclub-71289f361df2d092ca1b768e85a33325:disqus Innerspace? I'm jealous. Although we did get to watch The Neverending Story and The Labyrinth a lot. 
Speaking of The Labyrinth, it's funny how that movie just got a little more confusing every year. You go from "My Ken doll doesn't have that!" to "How could I feel this…

I don't think it fits here because it was based on a fiction novel.

I don't think it fits here because it was based on a fiction novel.

I like homemade cranberry sauce with a bit of orange juice and zest, and easy on the sugar. Tastes more like food that way.

I like homemade cranberry sauce with a bit of orange juice and zest, and easy on the sugar. Tastes more like food that way.

Just my two cents… WKBFM has more choices to make than whether or not to take this man up on his offer. She has to decide whether she's going to accept the horrifying notion that this man she trusted has been manipulating her into sex play, or if she's going to keep pretending that she's just imagining things and…

Just my two cents… WKBFM has more choices to make than whether or not to take this man up on his offer. She has to decide whether she's going to accept the horrifying notion that this man she trusted has been manipulating her into sex play, or if she's going to keep pretending that she's just imagining things and…

I think you make a good point; how does one separate an identity from a preference (or as Dan says, a relationship model)?

I think you make a good point; how does one separate an identity from a preference (or as Dan says, a relationship model)?

Holy shit, Will Kick Ball's story hit close to home (so to speak). Not that I got paid to kick anyone in the nuts, but there's enough of her story that makes me really wish Dan Savage were around when I was a teenager.

Holy shit, Will Kick Ball's story hit close to home (so to speak). Not that I got paid to kick anyone in the nuts, but there's enough of her story that makes me really wish Dan Savage were around when I was a teenager.

… The Aristocrats!

… The Aristocrats!

Well I'm super excited that Spike Lee is going to direct Oldboy. Suddenly, an American version sounds interesting and might just have a reason to exist!

Well I'm super excited that Spike Lee is going to direct Oldboy. Suddenly, an American version sounds interesting and might just have a reason to exist!