I think you would be surprised by how little sex people are having and how many people haven’t been kissed or had sex at your age. But, like you, they probably don’t want to broadcast it, because we have these shitty messages that not having done these things means something. It only means you haven’t done these…

Would you really rather “I’m not interested.”? I wouldn’t. Silence is fine. We don’t have a relationship. There is no requirement or expectation (on my part) of response.

Real talk: I think therapy would do you a world of good. I’m reading a lot of anxiety, social anxiety, and self-loathing in your comments.

I would love to hear more about the reasons for yes united Ireland vs no united Ireland, if you’re up for sharing.

Lots of people haven’t been kissed or had sex in their early twenties (and lots in their late twenties too). It’s fine and it’ll happen when it does. I am also someone who finds themself attracted to people fairly rarely, which can be a bummer compared to some of my friends who seem to be in love with a new person…

I haven’t. I tend to believe that people break up for a reason and the type of change that would happen to turn incompatibilities into compatibilities seems unlikely, especially in the first few weeks or months after a breakup.

Is dating an undocumented immigrant really a horror story?

I think it’s Dita Von Teese who said that you can be the juiciest peach in the world and some people just don’t like peaches. I find that immensely comforting. I’m not everybody’s cup of tea and most people aren’t my cup of tea. The fact that they aren’t my cup of tea is not a personal failing of theirs (unless it’s…

The last poll I saw had Horwath leading significantly. And BC ousted the horrible BC Liberals after approximately 100 toxic year of corruption (okay, like 13, but still!) last year, which I had no faith in happening. I think that there are certainly people who feel invigorated by Trump and the Deplorables up here, but…

I would go swimming every day and workout lots and lie in a hammock and explore places I hadn’t been or hadn’t been since I was a kid.

I honestly couldn’t follow the thread on that one.

What?

This is also how Obama was elected. Tireless door knocking. Engaging people. Hearing their stories, telling their stories.

Thank you!

Thank you for this!

Thank you thank you thank you for all your hard work.

I have been crying about it all day! Especially watching the videos of mostly women flying home, and reading tweets about parents trusting the younger generation and voting yes even if they’re unsure.

While I think there are things we probably disagree about here, I appreciate your willingness to have this conversation. I also wanted to share an article I just read that felt like a really good distillation of why (some) women are aggrieved by Bateman’s actions: https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/05/24/61400…

Nah. Justine Bateman tweeted something shitty about MeToo (I don’t quite remember what) and when I responded with essentially just a question that required introspection, she blocked me.

This is interesting to me because on the one hand you’re saying, essentially, “there’s no point to activism” and on the other “the activists have convinced me.”