I have to say that in my very health-conscious, sporty, yet fashion-conservative city I have not yet seen a visible underbutt that is not perfect. And most are under the age of 20. But if the look sticks around I'm sure it will trickle down. The way skinny jeans when they first came back a few years ago fashion mags…

Social movements do often have a person who serves as an inspiration — a leader, a martyr, someone symbolic. But that is a far far cry from a puppet master, which would actually be the sign of a false movement destined to fail. Or a cult.

I agree. Supporters claim it's a legit sport, but if you divorced it from the prestigious male team sports it would quickly die out. Yes it's challenging and requires strength and agility and talent. But to deny that its appeal is in the sexiness and the traditional female support role it plays (and you might argue,…

A few snarky remarks or exclusion, I can see not being aware of that. But following another kid home from school every single day jeering and throwing things? Those are not regular kids caught up in having their kind of fun. Well, maybe they're awful kids having their kind of fun. But then, bullying covers such wide…

I have a strange dichotomy in how I feel about my former bullies. On one hand, when I run into them as adults, I don't feel much. Probably because either they are not doing well in life, and else they seem to have grown up to be average harmless people. But when I take myself back in my memory, and really let myself…

Yes! I think this can be a large part of the phenomenon. Especially when the fit/thin person doesn't fully enjoy the effort or work they have to do to fit their own ideals. If they feel they are sacrificing or suffering in order to be thin, one of the rationalizations is often, "well, if I let myself get fat I would…

I have bought lots of used cars and my current 1997 vehicle has been reliable and problem free for over 10 years I've had it. I have always bought thru private sellers because the prices are lower. I have a mechanic check it out ... My auto association has a mobile testing truck and they will come out for less than…

Cats never look happier than when they're nursing their kittens. people used to say you should let them have one litter before spaying. I know, I know, pet overpopulation, but looking at it just from the POV of the cat I think they're right.

My mom is 85 and still gets chatted up by widowers in the produce department. She hates it. Your admirers get older, but it doesn't necessarily end. She looks young for her age, so they probably think they're hitting on a hot 70 year old.

I used to have a star, and I've been grey since the new system. I keep thinking that if I comment enough something will get noticed and ill get approved, but being in the grey is super de-motivating, so I usually don't bother.

I missed the entire mainstream 80s fashion era due to being a punk. Then later I wondered to myself, did I nave to dress so very outrageously? Wasn't there something I could have found at the mall that would have been even moderately cool and at least not tattered and from a thrift shop? But when I see 80s fashion…

The concept of "dressing your age" has been on my mind lately. Because it seems to involve not just the "short-shorts and crop tops" prohibitions, but the whole notion of dressing fashionably. While fashion mags like Harpers Bazaar will tell you that it's about developing your unique style and not falling prey to…

If the only way she could find to avoid the reader feeling sympathy for the main character is to make her a sociopath, I'd say that's a failure of writing skill.

I'm in Vancouver (similar weather) and what happens is it's so grey and rainy all the time that when the weather gets nice there's this overwhelming obligation to GET OUT AND ENJOY IT cuz it could rain the rest of the summer! But it's actually a bit too hot to hike or bike — but I feel guilty "wasting" our little bit…

When I fly Cathay Pacific I've noticed that some of the more petite Asian flight attendants can't even reach the overhead bins to help rearrange luggage.

Plausible deniability. That's exactly it. Also, I think because I've been in a relationship for a while and I'm not looking for romance, my radar is down a bit and I am sometimes surprised when things take a turn for the flirtatious. So probably my answer is, remember to try to bring it up as early as possible. Though…

Same here. I need very specific pressure (a lot!) and positions. Oral sex has never been enough, I need to grind. I wish I could come in different positions, but I think I have to accept this. I have had a couple of lovers who, for some reason, I could come when I was on top of them — just the fit and the movement…

Etiquette question (sort of) here. If you're out mingling on your own, but your are in a relationship, at what point should you let someone who's chatting you up know that you're not single?

If it doesn't come up naturally, and then you realize they're hitting on you a bit, should you bring it up then? It seems…

I have used glycerin suppositories. You insert them and they melt, softening what's up there and creating an urge to expel.

To me the bigger issue is that so many clothes are shapeless and boxy. Its cheaper to make them, and they will technically fit a wider range of figures without actually looking great on anyone.