Not just long ceremonies, but ceremonies that are decidedly not about the couple’s love, but about an opportunity to preach about submissive wives and purity and shit. I’m with you, ceremonies are horrible and my eyes glaze over soon after the bride comes down the aisle.

The funny part is the admission that they are in Beaverton and not just broadening the scope 10 miles and calling it Portland.

Is this the same no script/everything is improv style as Drinking Buddies was?

I knew a guy who lied about having cancer for 3 years. Shaved all the hair off his body, lost weight, faked every chemo symptom he could to convince everyone around him that it was true. People drove him to and from the hospital ALL the time. It was later discovered that he had installed text-forwarding programs/apps…

At my university - where I watched a very similar situation unfold with a friend - any time 911 was called, campus police showed up with them and then the "case" was handed over to campus police to handle. The City PD were not interested in dealing with anything the college kids threw at them unless it happened far…

OH good lord. My first job was at a take-n-bake pizza spot, and I can't tell you how many times people asked me "how many slices does the ___ pizza come with?" "...however many you cut it into?"

Ah, that sounds exactly like us! He moved in for mostly strategic reasons - his lease was up, I had a roommate who wanted out of the lease and was driving me crazy. It just solved 3 people's problems in one fell swoop. It doesn't freak me out until I have to explain it to someone and I get their side-eye judgement,…

All of this gives me so much hope for my current situation. Banged on the first date, he moved in three weeks later. I'm basically waiting for the other shoe to drop right now because it's been almost TOO smooth and happy and perfect so far.

That timeline sounds about right. I started at SPU in 2007 and I think we were the first class to never experience chapel requirements. I could have used the word of warning from your counselor, though! I ended up being drawn into the madness during a pretty dark time in my stay at SPU. It's how they get you! I could…

There are a number of open and affirming churches in Seattle. My favorite is St. Paul's Episcopalian, because they love to drink wine and have a lady at the helm.