She is the best thing in my whole life and the only reason I get out of bed in the morning.

I'm so happy that youre happy that I have a dog.

oh, yeah, you wanna wear the lacy undies *over* the garter belt or whatever, precisely so you can pee without getting half undressed.

Good idea, letting him know in advance can create some anticipation, maybe even a peek at that Dita von Teese bustier. I bet it's beautiful!

Men can be surprisingly dense sometimes. I find it's better just to say what you want beforehand so he knows what the expectations you have for him are. If he loves you, he already wants to please you and he'll be glad to not have to guess. It doesn't have to be any big thing; just next time tell him you have a…

UGH, that sort of thing has happened to me, I know how you feel. I actually got laughed at once by an ex who told me I looked like a Christmas tree which in all fairness maybe I did. These days I'm with a much more fun partner who appreciates a bit of role play and costumes. Give it a couple of weeks. I do think not…

My husband is the same way. It works better if I tell him I'm wearing something special ahead of time, and that he can look forward to a striptease. If I surprised him at the end of the night I'd likely get the same non-reaction but if I told him early on he would be good to go.

I still have scary thoughts from last year's stories.

Late to this party, but any night involving LUSH goodies is the clear winner!

Yeesh. I could never do the pills. I actually got morning sickness on them, for multiple days, during the first week of every packet. The nuva ring is a much lower dosage of hormones, supposedly? Might be worth looking into! That said— some people's body chemistry adjusts within a few months and they don't have…

Ha! I read your first post and thought, "Wonder if that person's in Portland?" Yeah, it was nasty here today. It would've taken more than a houseful of strangers to get me out.

Oh, that's uncanny! I thought about embarking on GG (I used to watch the odd episode when it was on, and enjoyed them, but never got truly hooked) - and then I thought I'd try out Call the Midwife! Halfway through the first episode and greatly enjoying it :)

Option 2 sounds like exactly what I would feel like doing ... I just got home from taking my kids to a circus (not a cruel animal abusing one), and my husband's out for dinner with work people. Kids are tucked in, dog is hanging out, just cracked a bottle of wine, trying to figure out what to watch on Netflix.

I would do number two, that sounds awesome!

In these sorts of situations, I force myself to go and decided that if I'm not having a great time after 2 drinks or 45 min, I'll head out at the hour mark. I've made an appearance, had some nice conversations, and still enjoyed the benefits of heading home to read, drink and relax with the bf and whiskers.

For real. Even if he *does* look like a Baby Paul Newman. Be quiet for a while pls, Ronan.

FALSE. If you roll under, it's harder to grab the business end of the paper. It's forever rolling behind the roll, against the wall, rather than in front of the roll right next to your hand. Physics.

his face. i want to punch it.

He tries way, way, waaaay too hard.

So over Ronan Farrow rn