Came here for this. I’m 38 and don’t have children (and don’t want them, for a variety of reasons). I got remarks like this just last week. The comments came from a male friend who recently had his first child (he’s 35) with a woman he barely knew before getting her pregnant. He was very smug with me, saying that his…

Many traditional media outlets belong to/pay dues to an organization that has guidelines and ethics standards they request and advise their members follow. Newspaper and local TV stations tend to join the Society of Professional Journalists, magazines may join ASME or CRMA depending on what topics they cover. I can’t…

For real! Or even their old colonial towns. I absolutely fell in love with a town in Queretaro. It was filled with old churches, cobblestone streets and pastel-colored buildings. It felt magical!

You’re right, and I neglected to include this. So many movies/TV shows involving Mexico are based on rural areas or border towns like Tijuana, and it’s Hollywood’s idea of what these places look like.

Oaxaca is on my list, would love to go there. Have you been?

That movie ruined it for me too.

I’ve found this perception exists because many Americans mistakenly think that all of Mexico is like Tijuana (that city is a completely different story). They have no idea how cosmopolitan Mexico City is.

I had one too at the last job. She constantly blew me up with compliments about my skills/job performance when we first met at work, and they were completely fake and unfounded statements. She knew absolutely nothing about me, and didn’t even have the slightest concept of what I did on a daily basis (we worked in very…

Do you live a mid-size or large city? Or is there one within a reasonable distance? I highly recommend trying a dating app because it’s a good way to meet men that are outside of your social circle. Once people get settled in a city, they tend to frequent their neighborhoods and places that become their…

I’m so happy for you because I totally get it! I have a list (and shelf full!) of classics that I have been wanting to read but haven’t, and Moby Dick is one of them! What did you think?

Sorry you’ve had such a rough week!

I know everyone is different, but when I’m out of shape or not exercising, I’m not hungry/craving food for a while in the morning. But when I was fit and working out consistently (intense cardio and weights on weekdays, and swimming on the weekends), I would wake up absolutely ravenous and HAD to eat a substantial…

I love this. It reminds me of the rejection hotline from the mid-aughts (wonder if that’s still around) but I must say your idea is much more creative.

This is a long story, but I could have easily wound up with a very lazy man as a boyfriend/partner. Now I see I dodged a major bullet:

I did the same thing when my ex-boyfriend and I broke up. We had been living together, and he moved in (and out) of my place, so I spent the following months redecorating, cleaning, throwing things out and moving furniture around, because I was reclaiming the space as mine. I discarded every trace of him, even…

There’s so much there, you should definitely go! Bring a travel buddy. Like other posters have mentioned, don’t hop into a random taxi or flag one down on the street — have the hotel or restaurant call one for you. I also wouldn’t ride the subway alone (I’m a woman and was advised not to). I only took it when I had a…

I wish I could shop for clothes online, but am doomed to going to the mall/boutiques because I’m apple shaped, which is tough body type to dress. I gain all my weight in my arms, boobs and stomach, have no booty, and skinny thighs and legs—clothes are really hit or miss for me. Right now I’m a size 10, but even when I…

This restaurant is in a MALL on the PCH in Huntington Beach, so it’s mainly tourists walking around and dining there. He’d have to turn away practically every table.

I went through this when I moved to my current city in my early 30s, but I agree with the commenter that said you can’t force your way into friendships. With this specific person, I’d leave it be and not reach out for a bit or push to set up another hang-out time. It’s not you, you didn’t do anything wrong, and you…

Co-signing this!