I always pee (and often poop, b/c yay Crohn's!) before sex, PIV or otherwise. Otherwise I will get distracted during sex and struggle to orgasm.

I may or may not have cried when Beyonce did that.

I donate to causes throughout the year, like the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and Planned Parenthood, but I also look at my end-of-year budget to see what I can afford for seasonal giving. My holiday giving this year will include small amounts to Wikipedia, a Kickstarter campaign, and Scarleteen, and big amounts to my…

While I agree if you live in an area with multiple non-profits that provide the services of SA, you should donate to a different cause, not all communities are so fortunate. It's important to research local branches of large non-profits like SA (and United Way, for another) to see what they do locally. It might be the…

1) As a member of the Greek system, from my experience, there are multiple types of events held by fraternities, both official and unofficial in nature, and there's no way an unofficial party (that could still be really big) would be on record. My favorite fraternity had house parties every weekend, but only one…

I would campaign for that team.

My husband and I called each other "secret fiancés" between the time we agreed to get married and the formal proposal. It was nice because we had a few months to quietly make our own wedding plans without everyone's opinions getting in our way.

My dad owned a house when my parents got married. When they moved a few years later, the market was horrible. They hired a local rental management company and rented it out. Most years they just broke even from the rent they took in and the mortgage + management fees + repairs/upkeep. They paid off the mortgage a few…

My best friend ran a half marathon this weekend, but she had originally signed up to run the full marathon. The announcer incorrectly declared her the winner of the full marathon, not realizing the unlikely scenario that she had beat the world record by a full 15 minutes... It actually took my friend some time to…

I see everyone all over the comments responding about how easy it is to vote absentee.

If the race is not close, or if you genuinely dislike both candidates equally, then voting third-party, even "blindly," is better. If third-parties get a certain percentage of vote in THIS election, then they get better ballot access and funding in the NEXT election.

Hey, we all have different skin and hair needs! I'm one of the lucky few whose hair and skin respond better to only being washed every 3-4 days.

I'm not scared of sulfates in my shampoos, but my scalp and my hair do soooo much better with sulfate-free products.

Thank you for saying this. I've never been raped, but I've been sexually assaulted four times. The response to my experiences is split:

I don't think that's a controversial opinion. Goosebumps is for a younger audience. I read Goosebumps in 3rd-4th grade. I felt very grown-up reading Fear Street in the 5th grade, but by middle school, everyone was reading them.

OMG, what?! I read so many of her books in high school. Your grandmother is awesome!

I think you could address consent in a non-sexual way at younger ages. I follow a really great blogger who talks about feminist parenting, including age-appropriate conversations on consent. Like she doesn't make her children hug relatives if they don't want to. Sometimes her kids just feel like giving a high five or…

We had a program like that too, but it was voluntary to attend, and it was a touring act, so it was only presented once in the four years I attended school. Incorporating something mandatory during freshman orientation would be more effective.

Be that guy. I love my lab-created diamond engagement ring. It is not cubic zirconia.

Lab-created stones are the way to go! My only requirement for my engagement ring was ethical materials, preferably with lab-created stones. My husband found a really great online jeweler who has won tons of awards for their ethical standards. My diamond and sapphires are lab-created, and the palladium is…