This is why I hate so much when people pretend that representation doesn't matter. It matters. When you never see reflections of yourself as worthy, you logically conclude that you are not worthy. It matters.

Seriously, just love one another. How hard is it?

"Overly Romantic Ronald's downfall is believing that love is enough reason on its own to marry someone." THIS, OH GODDESS THIS.

I am literally the only person in my social circle doesn't think love, in and of itself, is enough for a successful partnership. It's important, to be sure, but it's not enough if that's…

Hello. Single male here. Marry me. Ignore this article, and say yes to the dress.

Ugh, you know what? Some women have personalities/physical capabilities/life situations that let them lean in and be happy with it. That's great. Some women are much happier if they do things the other way. That's also great. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle, probably. Same with men, although it's less talked…

Holy shit, this is condescending as fuck.

I don't know how you read that as defensive...perhaps it was the "So what?"? It wasn't meant to be defensive, it was meant to say that your point that I don't know how I would have turned out if I wasn't spanked is poorly conceived, because I'm saying I don't suffer from any of the ill effects that people are more…

She probably comes off as defensive because every time she posts something like this, someone like you responds aggressively/defensively/condescendingly. And since we are all airing our anecdotes, I wasn't spanked as a child, I turned out fine, and I like being spanked as an adult. Boom!

I didn't say I don't spank my son. I said I don't use spanking as punishment, but I do spank to get his attention/reset him in certain dangerous situations. I do not spank him when he's "doing something stupid." If that were the case, I'd basically be spanking him all the time. He's 3. About every other thing he…

I was hit as a child and I think I turned out "fine". Although I hate that term because everyone defines it differently and it is super vague. Like if you aren't an axe murderer is that fine? Do you have to have no mental health problems? Because then I wouldn't meet that definition. This comment was more about how…

As someone from the Southern US who now lives in Canada - Poutine is like Gods gift to food. It should have been a southern dish. Come on - fried potatoes, gravy, and cheese?? That's 3 of the 4 major southern food groups! (the 4th is butter)

To The Husband Who Left Me For His Intern

When I first read your comment, I read it in a Monty Python voice.

Holy shit. It's happened. We elected Kodos and Kang to office.

I agree. I would argue that Claire (1) thinks of herself as a feminist and (2) shows women can be just as ambitious and ruthless as men; therefore, she is a feminist (a flawed and often shitty one, but still).

It is feminism that allows female characters like Claire, Cersei Lannister, Skyler White, etc. - female characters who are written in opposition to men, but with motivations and personalities outside of their relation to those men - but I don't see a need to discuss to death whether each new Important Female Character…

I also live in the real world. If you want to marry a woman who believes in equality, there are lots of us out there. If you want to marry a woman who believes in traditional gender roles, then don't complain when they inconvenience you.

Finger pubes

Nope! It would have gotten all the hugs. And I would have gotten all the rabies.

People tend to be attracted to people with similar life experiences as them, both for friendship and romance, because it gives them common ground to form the basis of the relationship on. A PhD in, say economics, is more likely to find things in common with a lawyer, for example, than a high school dropout.