Yeah, I think both women and men shield men from a lot of the realities of pregnancy because they are afraid of the gross out or fear factor. But it's really doing boys and men a disservice because it makes pregnancy and babies more daunting since it's such an information overload.

I think a lot of has to do with gendered private spaces. As a girl I was privy to all the pregnancy and baby talk at family get togethers. My male relatives were often not part of those conversations - usually they weren't even in the room. Then there are baby showers which traditionally are all female and a place…

I think it's an accomplishment to stay in school as a teen parent and graduate.

This is so true. My S.O. who is progressive, a feminist, comes from a feminist and progressive family, knows shit about babies and pregnancy (although he's learning). He's from a small family and the youngest of his generation. Whereas I grew up in a very large extended family, am in the middle age-wise, and babysat a…

He's a misogynist who believes that if his wife doesn't cater to him she has to expect him to go elsewhere. It's gross.

I'm sure they are. However, I'm sure Dean has said the same sorts of things to his ex. Regardless of what we think of Tori, the appalling thing is that Dean will always feel like he's the victim and everyone else is cruel to him. That's the thing about habitual cheaters: they think everyone but themselves is…

I've never had this problem. I usually don't put pants on until after my hair is dried so the lotion has all absorbed into my skin by then.

Because it allows for a better fit for people who like form fitting jeans. Also, if you have hips, you really do need a little stretch. Raw denim styles look terrible on me because there is no give so for the jeans to fit me in the hips they end up being unflattering and baggy through the legs.

I avoid the dryer because heat breaks down lycra and makes it more saggy over time. But everyone has their jeans methods.

Yep. If you're showering every day and wearing underwear jeans can go months without getting washed. I wash mine about quarterly (unless I do something that gets them pretty dirty) and I wash them inside out and on cold and hang dry them. This keeps them in good shape for years. I don't agree with the never washing…

Tori doesn't sound upset because she ventured into kinky waters for Dean. She sounds upset because he's making it sound like she wasn't a sexually fulfilling partner. Cheaters often like to focus on stupid stuff ("We didn't have sex the night before I left for my job") as an excuse for their behavior - see, Tori made…

I don't understand how these people think you will realize that it's the wrong email if they don't correct you. It's so easy: "Hey, I'm not the person you are trying to contact. You have the wrong email/number."

Oh definitely. In my case, this was circa 2000 so it wasn't like people checked email all the time. Also, it wasn't a work email, just a personal email address. And the emails were sent about a month apart so I was hardly pestering the dude.

Well, clearly anyone who loses their shit over minor inconveniences has got some anger issues. At the time I was so shocked that the guy didn't just say "Hey, I think you have the wrong email address since I don't know who you are." Like the guy in the article, I think the asshole I emailed had some paranoia issues…

When I was in college I accidentally sent two emails to the wrong address. The emails were just general "Hey, what's up?" type of emails to a friend. There was no response after the first but after the second email this dude wrote back a huge angry screed demanding to know why I was bothering him. It was pretty…

I have never split groceries with a roommate mostly because we had different eating habits. I never minded if they needed to use something as long as they asked or replaced the item. As for living with my S.O., I do most of the grocery shopping but we split the bill 50/50. Even though he eats more than I do, I tend to…

Right?! It's because the disciplinary boards are meant to deal with minor vandalism, repeated noise violations, academic dishonesty, underage drinking, etc. and NOT felony violent assaults like rape. But the schools have routed dealing with violent criminals onto these student disciplinary boards anyway.

There are some good reasons for this - do you really want students getting arrested for underage drinking and getting a criminal record over it? It does afford some good discretion that benefits the students. Also, the campus police have better knowledge of the grounds and dorms. My college had one address but many…

All 911 calls at my campus were routed through the campus police and not the local town's police. From what I hear this is pretty common. Also, when that happens an admin is notified that a violent criminal act has been reported. Usually, it's at the school's discretion to involve the local police.

From talking to college rape victims a lot of schools actively discourage reporting to the police. They put it terms of that going through a criminal investigation and possible trial will be very difficult. I don't really think the schools are doing this for the victim's sake but for their own.