You're right: I meant muscle pound for muscle pound, bad on me for oversimplication! But if a man and woman have the same muscle pounds, they would have equal strength. She would just weigh more, thanks to fatty boobs.

Interesting! I had not heard this about twitch fibers—admittedly, I have been out of the research loop for years. I know what men and women have different body compositions. Hence a woman and man of the same weight aren't the same strength: my "pound for pound" comment referred to equal muscle mass—bad on me for…

I think I see where some of the confusion/debate is coming from: yes, there are people who posit that mens' muscles are, inherently, stronger than women's muscles. My post is meant to say no, this isn't true, if you scale women up we are just as strong.

First, as someone has pointed out: I should have said "controlled for size" instead of "pound for pound." I still stand by my statement though.

Yes, I agree with this statement wholeheartedly. You're expressing things I wasn't able to in my post.

As someone who has dissected several bodies of both genders, I do not understand where this "different attachement" trope comes from. There is no Gross Anatomy: female edition, male edition. We all have the same bony prominences that tendon and muscle attach to.

Literally! Hah. Actually, no it's not meaningless. Because Beibs and Schwarz don't have the same muscle mass. If they did, they would be equally as strong: my statement means "controlled for size". Controlled for size, right now, they are not equally as strong. Thanks though.

Hey, I can contribute some science here: *pound for pound*, women and men are equally as strong. (Here is a layperson's article that sums up the basic science: http://mandingueira.com/2008/01/28/myth-busters-women-and-upper-body-strength/ The scientific articles—I studied biokinesiology—are rather drier, but muscle is…

You jest... but this is legit. This is one reason I will marry my partner; medical power of attorney is pretty important. (I work in a hospital.)

Yeah, I meant POC, period. Yep, the avatar is me; I'm happy to hear you say that, because asian people tend to tell me "well you don't look asian"... which is a little heartbreaking sometimes. Put another way, I understand the one drop rule.

I came here to reply similarly: no, my partner's nickname is Large. Go figure.

Please write about this!

YES. I found some of his relationship history on IMDB, it gave me that crazy sense of "maybe, one day...." I love him even more for it. (Erm, not so crazy about the allegations though.)

I told him not to bother with the Amora... but then I saw a picture of one on someone's hand, it looked gorgeous! Now I'm thinking it might be worth the extra cost, which is still nowhere near Tiffany. *bling bling*

I work in geriatrics so I get this all the time. The worst response has been: "You're behind!" The best response has been: "Wait. Because once you have kids, you have them forever." *haunted look*

Second this. My partner regularly surprises me by noticing misogyny more often than I do (and I'm a proud feminist). You deserve someone who respects your opinion, OP.

My boyfriend just started talking about rings and pulled up the Tiffany website last week. I told him I would be super frickin pissed if he spent that much on a ring, and directed him to that very website (moissaniteco). You can't even tell the difference. I was a geology major, I know what diamonds are actually worth.

Same here. I get more compliments and flirtation when my hair is short. My partner has seen my hair both ways, he prefers short as well. This generalization needs to die.

That is amazing. Props for the find.

RIGHT? I'm still not sure who Lisa Frank is, even with that picture of her dang Trapper Keeper art.