I agree that it's mostly women making the choice not to date short men, but men also reinforce the "men should be taller" ideal. My boyfriend right now is 5'3'', an inch shorter than I am, and the only people who have thought anything of it were men. To the point where they mention that it's strange, or somehow that…

Is the mother Michael Scott?

Seriously, and I say this as a cat person. What I'm seeing here is poor pet parenting, not something funny.

Dogs and cats have issues relating to each other, since dogs are social creatures and cats are not. Even the best dog/cat friends in the world will have occasional tussles when their two instincts come into…

I'm definitely a cat person, but I have known some owners who have let their cat terrorize a pet dog by not monitoring behavior, trying to mediate conflict between the two, etc. They think it's "cute/funny" because the cat is so much smaller than the dog and can't physically harm it, but dogs are social creatures who…

Maybe it's a regional thing, but I only have a few lesbian acquaintances who have cats, but a plethora own large sporting dogs, like Newfoundlands. It's very common to see couples in the park with their dogs, but they may have cats at home I don't know about.

Silly Never_Nude, it's because they don't have the House/Babies section of the brain like women do. That's where our math/science section would be if you were a boy!

My boyfriend's cat is sitting on my lap right now. WHAT MADNESS HAVE THE TWO OF YOU WROUGHT?

I don't know why you're getting so much flack for this.

My boyfriend and I have a no intentional burp/fart rule. If one slips out or we're sleeping, it's not a big deal, but I think it's just common courtesy to not make bodily function noises if you can help it. And if one slips out, apologize, laugh it off, and don't…

I hear a lot of love for Kiernan Shipka as Beth/Amy, but I feel like they should wait a couple of years for her to be Jo.

We've already seen on Mad Men that's she is a GREAT actress when it comes to anger, which is a big part of Jo's character as she is trying to learn how to curb it, and she has a great emotional…

Agreed. I grew up watching it, but even now as someone who is very into film I find it a fantastic adaptation of one of my favorite books. I feel that even though they glossed over some things from the book, they captured the spirit and kept the most important scenes in. Plus, the casting and acting was fantastic.

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Oh, did little Fermina have a crush on Christian Bale as Laurie...did she ever.

Feel the exact same way. I don't mind paying for schools, WIC, other social programs that directly benefit children in need, etc.

But I am kind of bothered by all of the child tax credits. Children are a large expense to society. While obviously children are necessary to propagate the species, it seems unfair that…

I'm a fastwalker as well so I feel your pain around slow movers who won't speed up, but I will mention that sometimes, if there is a significant height difference, it can be difficult to keep up the pace. I usually walk so fast that guy friends who are 6'+ can't keep up if I don't tell myself to slow down, but at…

Yes! I'm from the Northeast as well and have lived in NYC, and at 5'4'' I walk wayyyy faster than a lot of my 6'+ guy friends, to the point where they'll ask me to slow down. I try to keep an eye on it, but sometimes if I get in the zone I'll blaze forward without thinking and I'll get a long way ahead of them.

My…

Really? I'm a liar? Yea. Of course I am. If that's the best false accusation/deflection you've got, I think we're finished here.

Uhm, no I didn't. But nice try when you're backed into the corner with nothing else to throw at me.

Exactly. The charming OP and I have been having a quite amusing little discourse...and wow. Wow is all I have to say.

Oh, sweet lord. I am not saying you asked people to approve your behavior. I'm merely saying that your response to those who called you out on that behavior could have been a bit less aggressive. Someone saying "I haven't verbalized physical judgements" should not be met with "oh, you all must be perfect goody two…

They agreed that they had also verbally judged people for their appearances, yes, but not that you argued that everyone is flawed. That second argument is the one you are now trying to claim you were forwarding in response to people's rejection of your behavior. I don't see anyone who is saying, in their initial…

I'm sure that all of the people who misunderstood you just have terrible reading comprehension, it's not that the point wasn't clear.