Exactly.

Kind of, yes.

I dated a French baker for a month and had to break it off because I gained about fifteen pounds. Great guy, even greater desserts. What a shame.

No, actually, marrying a father does make you a step-parent. Whether or not you’re a good one is another matter. Words actually mean specific things, even if we want them to have a deeper meaning than they really do.

Seriously. They were together for seven years. It's not like they dated for four months and she got pregnant by accident.

Sure they do. I’ve done it and I’ve been left because of it.

I read this three times and don’t know what you’re talking about.

That's nice, Gwyneth.

This.

Meh.

Do you even go here?

I’m forty. If I knew in my twenties what I know now, I’d have married a much older —single— man. Plenty were interested. I’d be divorced now, certainly, but I’d have my kids, they’d have a father, and I’d date for fun.

Guys like this have messed up views about sex and women’s bodies. I once excused myself before having sex to insert some spermicide and my would-be partner said I was disgusting. I’m disgusting because we’re going to bone and I’m trying to prevent pregnancy? What’s next?!

I liked him before this happened, obviously, not after.

I once had a relationship with a married guy who was crazy about his wife. Told me all sorts of great things about her and their kids. Of course, I had no interest in him beyond a summer fling so there was no need to try to convince me he wanted anything different from what I did.

Actual conversation I once had on a date, around 2005:

I think he doesn't believe it was wrong. He probably truly believes that women exist for him to fuck. Sadly, a lot of these guys do.

Under a year. Engagement announcement followed shortly by pregnancy announcement.

It’s a tactic as old as time. Kind of reminds me of the time I yelled at my boyfriend for giving me herpes and he said I was a mean bitch for trying to make him feel bad.

I’m with you. I experience nonstop street harassment and I hate it. I’m all over movements like Hollaback.