This just gave me a flashback to the year I was in high school and clear bra straps became A THING. All of a sudden, the dress code had to be updated to not only ban strapless shirts and visible bra straps, but also all tops of any sort that might accidentally show a bra strap. It explicitly banned spaghetti strap…

Brown rice, chunks of par-cooked chicken, sauteed onion, raw broccoli/par-cooked brussels sprouts, mixed with the "creamy" combo of your choice: mayo/yogurt/sour cream/cream cheese (I use mayo and yogurt), plus enough milk to make it mixable. It's a yummy casserole, and if you divide it into two pans, it cooks faster…

Yeah, this was some unbelievably wretched behavior. I would have been tempted to throw something at one of them, and start making a big scene, but that's riskier than quickly getting back to the person you're with. In the minds of guys who act like this, either you're immediately down for sex or you're a bitch. So…

Soak in water with plain alka-seltzer and lemon, then apply oil. The fizzy + lemon seems to "rejuvenate" mine when I've suffocated them for a long time.

Okay, so what is a guy supposed to get for all those drinks, if you're so smart? Those drinks were not for NOTHING!

I always wonder where people come up with the idea that an abusive relationship should make sense to them. It doesn't. It never will. That's a large part of the problem. It's like when an addict relapses—it happens all the time, but all the support and compassion are out the window. Most abused women try to leave…

I live in Mississippi. We defeated a Personhood measure in a 2011 state-wide referendum. Based on my experience with that, here's what I think is going on:

This one though...

That last part is about guys slut-shaming the girls they sleep with. Not me telling anybody what to do or how to be. Also, see my reply to BobLoblaw about the fact that the post is derived from real people's experiences, including my own. My point was that women need to be savvy, know what they want, not waste time…

I'm not totally sure why I was aware of it, except that I was commitment-minded, I was good at sort of fading into the background so people didn't notice me/felt free to speak, and people like to tell me things. I also seem to remember a lot more, and with a lot greater detail than a lot of people I know.

And don't get me wrong. I met some awesome people too, but that guy's quote just gave me some kind of flashback to the guys on campus who kept their eyes peeled for parties with favorable "ratios," would talk romantically about how they wanted their wife to be one day to win points for future-commitment-potential,…

Definitely. All of the original comment is derived from situations I either directly experienced or supported a friend through.

It's also been covered better. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/fashion/07campus.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

It's kind of easy to see those pictures and think those circumstances "wouldn't have happened" or that their lives would have been better/more comfortable had so many not been abandoned/abused/orphaned by their parents. But that's not really true. Addiction is harsh and horrible and ugly. It can happen to anybody,…

Oh God, ladies, just get out of college as efficiently as you can. *Don't look for commitment-minded dudes that age, especially in a case like this where they pretty much all think they can do better all the time. There are some, but they're hard to find, and they have a chip on their shoulder from That One Girl…

There are plenty of people who believe that ANY form of contraception is an interference with "God's Plan" or whatever, and for that reason, they consider ANY form of contraception to be the equivalent of an abortion. That said, most forms of hormonal birth control contain, on the FDA insert, a clause that states…

I love that he asked so many how they would describe themselves. "I'm a human being, just like everybody else." That one killed me. I read it as that guy knows some people see him as sub-human, and maybe the harsh nature of that life and the effects of addiction make him believe it a little bit sometimes. :(

YES. Since when is health care/health insurance not one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country? People would rather their health care options be defined by a profit-motivated health insurance company than the public government? The ACA did more to regulate the insurance industry than anything else.…

I wanna give you a giant high-five. Also, I got my first $0 pack of birth control of the year in January, and it's going to free up several-hundred dollars of my public-service-job income which I can now use to consume other products. Depending on the *type of birth control a woman is using, she could be looking at…

Selective reading and the inserting of imaginary/non-existent concepts are the primary skills the zealously religious tend to cultivate.