Scour the sale sections at Urban Outfitters, Modcloth, and Madewell? All ordinarily overpriced, all have cute things at great markdowns right now.

I think there's a lot of good in making this point and it sounds like an intriguing film, but I gotta say: I instinctively winced at the fact that the man is the porn addict and the woman is the romantic comedy addict. Immediately, I think of all the bullshit essentialist absurdities that have spun romcoms/romance…

Lately I've been doing that thing where I decline plans to go out, but then feel lame and sorry for myself as I hear festivities going on around me as I quietly read my book on a Friday night. I'm starting to get a reputation for being a homebody among my group of friends—almost to the point of feeling like I might…

Mine too! I guess years of lavish compliments about how the guys look in tuxes have paid off.

Very well-said. In just the last year, friends have thrown lavish parties to celebrate a 10th anniversary, getting fired (from a job they hated), getting a master's degree, and—yes—getting married. You can cock an eyebrow and judge, or you can treat it as an excuse to dress up and have fun.

Very true. But I do think that people who might have been raised with specific views from their parents might see those views evolve as they spend more time away from their parents. Since people over the age of 40 tend to be vastly more conservative than those people under the age of 25, that tends to lead to a…

Eh, I think it's disingenuous to deny the fact that the vast majority of college professors in the United States lean liberal. I think rather than claiming otherwise, we should be considering what it says that the most thoughtful and learned individuals in our society all share the same core set of political beliefs.

Really had to bash your neighbor for not being a "real grandmama"? Teenage pregnancies are tough, but I'm not sure that shaming the family involved is really the answer.

They're referring to having a picture of your child—with you nowhere to be seen—as your profile picture. There was a recent stint of articles in the Times/Post/NPR circuit on how mothers' identities are sacrificed for their children, and they all mentioned that as an example.

Is that how they work it? Jeez, they're way underestimating the number of people who have "friends" that they haven't seen since junior year of high school.

Hmm... I'm not quite sure what to make of your guy saying he's not ready to be a "boyfriend," even as he says that he'd want to remain exclusive with you. Isn't exclusively seeing someone the defining characteristic of the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship? Especially since you say that you don't need more than he's…

I thought a lot about this, because I've moved around a lot and am also not the best at small talk, but I've always been fortunate enough to find a series of good female friends. I think the main recipe for forming bonds of friendship in adulthood is feeling a sense of being "in the trenches" together: whether it's…

Had the exact same thought. I'm in a place where some easy play with a few attractive gentlemen sounds heavenly.

Ha! Well done.

Wow, that looks like the laziest best thing ever. Thanks for the rec!

That link's acting up for me—is this what you mean?

The Hello Touch looks awesome, but is there some Gawkermedia promotional deal going on? The only press I can find about it is here and at Gizmodo. Come clean. (So to speak.)

I'd stay away from the joint vibrating cock ring/clit ones—I shelled out about $60 for one, have tried it with a few partners, and it was never great. Plus it requires some constant fiddling or readjusting, which really ruins the mood.

My roommate loves that show without any sense of shame or embarrassment. I thought it was well-known as being in the league of Two and a Half Men, but she unblushingly raves about it to friends and coworkers. Between this and her love for The Big Bang Theory, having a TV in the living room is a dangerous thing.

Go you! I've been tempted, but too self-conscious.