"...Plenty"? Where?

I think they're speaking of resources more broadly in a way that encompasses work schedules and time. You might be able to afford that cup o' noodle and then some, but you might be working until midnight to pull it off. Working multiple jobs means rare evenings at home.

As a sidenote, and completely separate from the larger point of this article: wow, South Africa is seriously smoking.

I'm honestly shocked that no one at the judges' table looked at their choices for finalists and had a "Wait a second guys, I'm noticing a pattern..." moment. Don't they have to include a POC at least to provide the appearance that they're not judging by racist tropes of ideal feminine beauty? Or is that not a thing?

Do you know what's funny to think of? How movies like this, regardless of their quality, will have a legacy that lasts for decades, just because they'll be shown in high school English classes forevermore. Today's high school sophomores have seen all of Romeo + Juliet, which came out two years before they were born;…

There are many women who are involuntarily celibate. Search the term "adult virgin" on Jezebel and you'll see a post where dozens of women commented talking about how they so badly want to have sex, but haven't had an opportunity. You are seeing circumstances and comments through a lens of the idea that women have…

I have to say that the idea that this generation is more superficial than previous ones seemed pretty laughable—until I realized that you meant: for men. Women have raised for centuries to understand that their romantic happiness is completely based on their attractiveness, and have spent thousands of dollars and…

He's got the political beliefs that you'd expect—pro-gun, pro-life, with some skirting the topic when it comes to gay rights.

Added on to that "you were geeky cute, what's with new passion to be seen as a badass?" would be Donald Glover/Childish Gambino. Kid was adorable! Then saw him in concert this summer and it was a whole nother image. I miss you, Childish. :(

Not to mention lots of songs about performing cunnilingus. Hm. Are we sure he's a dbag?

Ha, really? Being in serious relationships just got me into a different version of The One stress/anxiety. All of a sudden, "WAS he The One?" regret starts kicking in hardcore, accompanied by variations on absurdities like: "Why did I get so annoyed by X/Y/Z (genuinely annoying) traits?" and "Oh God, now he's moved…

Did you reply to the wrong comment? I was defending your opinion that some (shallow) women will write off a guy as "creepy" or "weird" when it's purely appearance-based.

Do you know the funny thing? Even though I'm wincing at your whole "my sex life got better once I connected with my inner selfish douchebag" mantra through this discussion, this part of what you're saying is semi-effective, even if not for the reasons you think it is.

Well said. I think there's sometimes a sense that women are these enigmas and men the poor troubled souls trying to figure them out—when in reality, it's romantic/sexual dynamics that are the confusing thing, and men and women both trying to find their way.

Sometimes I still get sad that I won't get to see Sublime in concert.

Still can't believe Cassadee Pope won. That pseudo-punk/pop lite girl group washout? She was literally the tween opener for Fall Out Boy. I recognize that she had a couple good performances up there, but still: not impressed. (And I don't mean that as a slur against you, Blake!)

He said this was when he first became sexually active. Before you've seen a few dicks, you don't know what's special.

Is it antifeminist for me to use the word "cunt" on occasion? I figure, I call people dicks and assholes with regularity... I also tend not to hear the word "cunt" applied to lady parts very much; "pussy"—a word that I don't tend to use—is the more frequent body part descriptor, no?

I think you're right that a lot of men unfairly blame their romantic failures on women. But I think denying that there's shallowness on the sides of both genders is pretty disingenuous. I've seen tons of charming, funny guys strike out because they weren't blessed in the looks department—just as, as you've said, I've…

That unrealistic expectation exactly why a lot of women are struggling to have positive self-conceptions about their appearance. There's very little that's logical in society's standards for female or male beauty.