Actually in this case, I suspect I'm being slow-faded and I'm annoyed about it.

I'm not sure about fully online, but Tinder (app based) won't let you initiate contact until both parties have "liked" each other. There are definitely some downsides - you get very little information from each profile, it skews a bit younger than OKCupid and Match, and the app is a teeny bit buggy. But it's fun if…

Yoink! Consider this stolen.

Cookie, you seem wise in the ways of the world. At what point (i.e. number of dates and/or times slept with) is the slow fade no longer an acceptable method to stop seeing someone?

I've been dating online in a fashion (through an app) and I've found it necessary to really pay attention to those red flags and not feel bad about ending the conversation. If I feel like I'm pulling teeth to get responses out of someone I just stop, and of course they rarely respond. The block or ignore button (or…

Just know that this works best if you have nice legs.

I was just thinking the same thing - my ex boyfriend and I would crush this show. Perhaps this should be my new retirement plan.

From what I understand, Victoria was sort of a safety valve - if they didn't get picked up for a 2nd season, they were going to wrap it with her as the mother.

Wait, so that's not normal…?

This is the same reason I make sure to get tattooed or pierced once a year.

I think the solution is probably to practice, practice, practice…

Eh, I had a very similar experience as a teenager. (I don't presume to know the origin of the LW's feelings, but in my case I was not remotely ready to be seen as a sexual object, which unfortunately isn't a choice you're given if you're a biological female who's hit puberty. And sometimes even before you've hit…

By 17, the average American girl has pretty much finished puberty.

This woman is so crazy as to almost be delightful, from a distance of course.

Aside from being batshit crazy, how fucking boring would it be to go over the last 5 years of all of your partner's emails? "Amazon.com order of Some DVD and 1 more item has shipped". "Your statement is ready to view". "Thank you for your interest in Some Job".

Some kind of young professionals group (they seem to be really trending right now) or volunteer activity that attracts young professionals might be a good option. I've met a ton of people through volunteering - no dates, but I've only been dating for a month or something. Half the people I volunteer with probably…

The dumper should be alert, though, as suicide threats are considered a pretty huge red flag for future domestic violence among domestic violence workers. Hopefully in this case the fact that the letter writer and her shitty ex are long distance will be sufficient to keep her safe, but she should be aware of it…

More effective than condoms or nothing, which are frequently the alternatives.

Not surprisingly, as I'm sure this 21 year old woman doesn't exist, her birth control information is woefully outdated. Norplant was taken off the market in the early 2000s (when she would have been about 10) and is only used in the developing world.

This is all very good, thanks.