i mean yes, i was being a bit facetious, but i'm glad a couple of people seem to have gotten the idea that the way they're talking about it is potentially troublesome.

I don't know you well enough to know the situation, and I've literally read none of the thread that you wrote because your response to me is out of left field and I don't really feel obligated to—but most people who tell people whom they are dating that they're suicidal—men or women—are being manipulative and…

Nonono, I'm sorry that what other people are writing is unclear to you. Finally getting the courage to ask for help and tell someone you are suicidal is rough and I applaud you for it. I've had to do it myself and it was awful.

I'm not saying they should continue on, seething and fuming, raging about "those goddam friends!" ::shakes fist to sky::

All the clinical disorders are Axis I and they include not only mood disorders but thought disorders such as schizophrenia. Axis II are character disorders, disorders of character, not of mental processes: a personality disorder is not associated with distress or disability of the person, nor with a psychological…

I'm sorry, but as a patent I only can think you are not a parent and have no clue how damaging that situation as describe is mentally damaging to a child. There was zero involved that screamed "I'm sorry, we screwed up". Both party drew knives in front of little children. Those are not people you are ever friends with…

Fuck that. They shouldn't have offered to babysit if they were going through something that bad, unless they could keep their shit together. And don't try to tell me anything back about 'undiagnosed mental illness' either, I know the DSMV backwards and forwards, and that is not what I am talking about. I am talking…

No, it really isn't. The quote stigmatizes and demeans people who suffer from mental illness. As a classroom assistant in a special needs school, I'm glad people get worked up about things like that.

No, it's not.

I'm sorry, this may sound insensitive, but I don't give a shit if she was being abused. Even if outta nowhere that shit escalated to a certain point where he was starting to threaten to kill himself if she left him, she also pulled a knife on him....where I'm going with this is, that whether she's being abused, or…

I think we should step back from projecting possibilities into their relationship. What we know is what the letter writer wrote-*they* got into an argument, *he* threatened suicide, *she* grabbed a knife, *he* kicked down a door. All the while, neither considered being a responsible adult. Neither considered not…

As an introvert, if I met someone and they sent me a friend request hours later, I'd be mildly alarmed. LW3 and I would totally get along.

Yeah it seems like that's what is happening, which sounds very high school. I should know, in high school my two best friends became buddies in a matter of days and started excluding me from after school activities haha.

I agree with you. Some people are introverts and they would rather be introverts. The issue I'm seeing the Introvert isn't being invited to these outings or parties. Which is a bit weird.

Oops, I must have missed the memo where I have to explain my opinion to an internet stranger. If you must know, yes I did read the post and the reason I was annoyed at the response is because it seems that Sara is reducing the woman's feelings to "oh, you're just jealous".

I think you feel jealous because it's harder for you to make pals

Also, be understanding that the pet is the one that lives there full time and you aren't.

Eh, some people don't live the same kind of lives or schedules. I'm a bartender so getting up at noon is normal, not sleeping in or sleeping like a teenager.

This should go without saying, but on the subject of pets? If you're staying at someone's house and they have pets? Don't constantly fuck with those pets, and when asked not to, claim that you can't help it. And if you are staying at the house of a known feminist? Kindly don't pull any "alpha" crap with her dog. It's…

I've had really really good house guests but some real doozies, too. I found out one person had been emptying my freezer while pretending they were in too much pain to go down the stairs.....where the freezer was. I also found out that someone who presented themselves as an abuse victim was themselves the…