Oh it is what is. It makes sense that in a lot of long term couple (50 years) if one person dies the other usually dies within 6 months - they no longer know how to ive with the other person. As sad as the prospect it is, it warms my heart that some people have such deep and meaningful relationships.

I'm so glad you have enjoyed delving into the depths of Italian regional cooking- there really is a lot to choose from.

I like the article mostly because it's an interesting look at how relationships do and do not work. And a nice reminder for a single person that couples aren't necessarily happier.

I'm not getting that from this article. I don't think it's saying things should be perfect. It's talking about key issues that cause couples to be miserable.

Having had an ex use me like this, the best thing is to ignore him and don't give him a reason. Someone like that likes knowing he can push your buttons- that he still has an in if he changes his mind.

There's a Louis C.K. bit where he says something along the lines of "The best thing that you can hope for in life is to find someone you really love and that you get to spend decades with and then one of you dies before the other. And then who ever is left has to go grocery shopping alone." I agree that 18,000 days…

Yep! I have seen people get engaged and then married and then all of a sudden they are having fights over finances because they never discussed before hand their expectations or the logistics. Not to mention, it's all the stupid shit that builds resentment- like laundry and cleaning the bathroom. Also, if you don't…

And when you choose a life partner, you're choosing a lot of things, including your parenting partner and someone who will deeply influence your children

This is spot on. My current relationship has the same elements and it is SO MUCH BETTER than all of my previous relationships. And I agree my younger self's ideas of made a good relationship were not true at all.

It's by Piramde. You have to walk over from the subway to the Ostiense train station- it's behind it. It seriously blows away the one in New York. I bought stuff for a picnic lunch there and it was fucking delicious. Side note: no plastic forks or knives for take away.

Batali actually isn't the main owner of the brand. He's just a co-owner for the American ventures.

Bologna is on the main train line between Milan-Florence-Rome. Also, it's in Emilia Romagna which is the gastronomical capital of Italy. And Mortadella is way better than the oscar meyer crap served here.

I'm somewhat optimistic because at least it seems to have political weight now. But we'll see if anything tangible happens other than talking about it...

I think about the same things! I mean, is the food delivery guy at your favorite restaurant going to have to commute from Long Island?! Could he even afford that? Or we will become like London and just be a place for Russian oligarchs. Also, a lot of the city's service employees such as (teachers, fireman, cops, etc.)…

I, too, think the problem is how the city services different neighborhoods completely unfairly/racistly and how nothing is done to keep rents down for both housing and mom and pop stores. What NYC is going through is not sustainable- we know there is a very limited percentage who has most of the money. But if 80% of…

I'd extend it to the cult of parenthood in general. But I do agree that there is an extra-emphasis on how selfless and loving mothers are when we know that half the human population is not Mother Teresa.

A lot of people are really careless with sharing drinks and it's better in general not to regardless of people's STD status. You don't want to get a cold or the flu either! So don't feel weird about it.

Cold sores around your lips are Herpes HSV-1. The shingles and Chicken Pox virus is related to herpes but it's not Herpes HSV-1 or HSV-2. I would refrain from drinking out of the same glass (because people can have sores or cuts in their mouths and not know it and you could, too, increasing risk for infection - but…

You're not going to get herpes from a toilet seat, if that's what you are worried about. When you say regular herpes, do you mean oral herpes like cold sores? Because that is HSV-1 and due to it's commonality in the population it was not seen as an STD. HSV-2 is what is commonly thought of as the STD. However, there…

Yeah, Kinja got me. The link should be there now.