I am sorry this happened to you. Glad you are ok. It could have been much worse. The guy could have easily turned violent. I lived for a time in Hancock Park area in LA. I always turned on our night alarms which connected to a security firm. My big old house in Hancock Park didn't arm itself if any windows were open.…

I don't think it will spread here. Poverty and lack of running water is a big reason for why it is spreading in the west African nations. Health spending per head per year of the West African countries involved and it was something ranging between $25-97 pa. Compare that to approx $9000 per capita here. Couple it with…

I think sometimes it is genetic and down to born character. High likelihood, if you were a slut then your biological daughter will have similar instincts too. What you can change if you wish, is the way that you educate your daughter compared to the way you were educated about such matters.

Isn't that the same thing as the old saying 'cash poor, asset rich'?? A term which describes what you are writing about a bit better than 'house poor' does actually.