"Or how do we know it's not just an anxiety/boredom gene?"

I'm not sure if it has been covered before, but two friends of mine decided it would be hilarious to buy this for me many Christmases ago: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Harves…

The "Confederate Flag is just a symbol of Southern Pride" argument really confuses me. A "friend" of mine, who has long since achieved the honor of being the first person I ever hid from my FB feed, once posted something about "If you think the confederate flag is racist, you don't know your history." Being the type…

Were you on another form of hormonal bc prior to getting the Mirena? If so, what was your experience with that?

Also, one of the things which has helped us immensely in the communication department, which may or may not be relevant/helpful to you, is him knowing his MBTI personality type. He happens to be a particularly unexpressive type, which was confusing at first, but I was able to read up on, and predict the differences…

I moved in with my BF in September, and the most difficult part for me has been figuring out when we are "hanging out" and when we are doing our own thing. Especially because I'm still in Grad School so I always have at-home work to do, while he works a normal job and so his at-home time is all free time. For me, it…

I would love to hear about your experience, if you feel like sharing. Especially how you feel in a month or so... I'm so torn between being really excited about the possibility of getting one, and terrified that it will make me miserable/crazy.

I had to look this up, and it seems like it's meant to prevent all pregnancy forever? Is that correct, or did I find misinformation?

I am prone to mild depression and definitely feel like the BC has amplified it a little, so this is good advice. Thank you!

Thanks for the recommendation! I knew someone around ten years ago who had gotten the shot and felt like it made her a crazy hormonal mess for a year—but maybe it's gotten better since then?

I don't know much about worker's rights in regards to situations like this, but, from what you said last week, it sounded like you had some pretty solid proof of her inappropriate behavior (surveillance tapes, first-hand accounts from other employees). Does she even have a case against you and your husband?

Thank you! I had actually heard more bad things about the Paragard than the Mirena, so some positive feedback is good to hear. What made you choose that over the Mirena?

IUD question: I'm currently on BC pills, which I've had mixed luck with. I've been on two different low-hormone pills. The first one I tried made me a little bit apathetic/unmotivated/weepy. The second one I tried (Low-Ogestril or something?) was amazing—no feelings of being hormonal and I even lost some weight on…

I was always under the impression that they were hard to make, until boyfriend and I decided to try them out this year. Turns out they are actually pretty easy if you bake them first. Just get a slab of ribs (I usually end up with the St. Louis cut because they are meaty), cut them into three or four pieces, wrap…

I am currently baking a rack of ribs which will soon be smothered in some amazing homemade sweet-and-spicy chipotle-honey bbq sauce and then grilled alongside whatever vegetable my boyfriend brings home.

Good point. I think that's what makes me uncomfortable actually—there is no right response, which means it's just something inflicted on me that I have to take.

Ugggg... While walking to my car today (I work on a university campus so parking is always at least a short hike away) some kid, whose car was stopped at the crosswalk I was at, shouted "Hey, I love you!" at me. After a split second of confusion, which quickly evolved into me feeling flustered and uncomfortable, I…

I would like to echo Equinamity's advice and also suggest counseling if you have access to it. I have a long history of dating shitty guys (I was guilt-tripped into losing my virginity by a guy who threatened to kill himself if we ever broke up, I had a college boyfriend who constantly told me I was dumb, and one of…

I have a 2010 Matrix which I bought after I lost my Corolla in an accident. It has never "felt" bigger than the Corolla to me—although my fairly tall brother said he has a lot more headroom—and the hatchback/fold-down seat situation make it monumentally more space efficient for moving stuff/packing for camping…

I have a 2010 Matrix, which is pretty much the hatchback Corolla. Before that I had a 2004 Corolla. They are definitely not the sporty-est of cars (well...maybe the sport trim is, I had the L and now a base model) but I really like Toyota's reliability. My Corolla had over 200k miles on it when I lost it in an…