I grew up in a repressive religious environment like your girlfriend, and had a very similar issue with my first boyfriend. He patiently waited for me to be “ready” for about a year, at which point we began having sex. But you know what? It didn’t fix anything. I needed to address my sexual hangups on my own. We broke…

I am actually crying

Yeah, the Maltese Falcon is detective fiction/hardboiled, not noir! But the genres are closely related.

I saw Laura a few weeks ago. What a fantastic film. Baby Vincent Price, whiny mens, successful career women - it has it all!

GIVE THE PEOPLE THE GOSSIP THEY WANT

I call bullshit. I’ve since lost my faith (sorry, mom), but I too was once a Christian dating within “liberal urban circles.” And I never encountered any prejudice whatsoever.* Because it’s easy to be Christian in North America.

I had to do this last year. It was incredibly difficult, mostly because the other person did not want to have a conversation about what was happening. I totally agree with ILikeThunderstorms - talking about it with her directly may help, but it may not. Totally depends.

Why would anyone be upset about this? IT MEANS YOU GET AN EXTRA DINNER! #weddingwin

I prefer the monster episodes too. So much more delightfully gory.

Apparently not! According to Gillian Anderson, the new season has a few myth arc episodes, a few monster-of-the-week episodes, and a few funny ones. We’ll have it all!

I’m okay with the romance as long as it’s not the primary focus* of the show.

I’m as much of a shipper as they come, but I am okay with this. Remember what Tolstoy said about happy families? They don’t necessarily make for interesting television (er, those were not his precise words).

My invitation must have been lost in the mail.

I got married a few weeks ago and the day was amazing! I was super stressed the month leading up to the wedding, and my partner and I almost regretted doing the whole biggish wedding thing (we had a little over a hundred guests).

Franzen’s probably just mad that Nell Zink is a much better writer than him.*

The Bishop’s Wife is a riveting movie.

Fair enough!

I’m getting married next weekend and I’m definitely not changing my name. I’ve published articles and built up an online presence under my name, although truthfully it’s more because I’m uncomfortable with the symbolism behind the act.

Guys, don’t you think Kylie’s skin looks kind of like that of the undead? Is it just me?