"...any sort of activity where balls might be flying at my face. Well there goes your social life." I definitely did not get that line back in the day...

Agreed. And agreed with the people saying it just makes them really cynical. At least this page it's not just me having issues with this! I feel less alone :)

I guess you still rely on the other person reading the sign... If I say "I'm too busy" and don't make any other plans or promise to get in touch as soon as I'm not busy, to me that's a clear way of saying not interested, sorry. But people might understand it differently! Dating is complicated :(

"Sorry, I don't think I can do Saturday, I guess I don't have time for dating at the moment because I'm so busy at work." - "So do you want to do the weekend after?" - "Sorry, I'm too busy for any of this." (it's a bit lame, but it's a reply)

This a million times. Recently encountered a slow-fader who I had a feeling wasn't so into me, but any time I tried to say I guess this isn't working he gave me a long list of excuses about being tired, being busy, not being good at texting but let's do something soon. I didn't care about him that much initially, but…

I'm also not a big texter, but dating is one of the times when texting back is necessary. As you said, it indicates that you & the other person give a shit. I'm not talking having huge conversations between Saturday and Thursday, but if you met on Saturday, have vague plans for next Sunday, by Monday or Tuesday I want…

Yes. It means run. Fast.

"In his defense, he does actually seem to be a caveman." Awesome.

Yes. I also used to think I'd be a grown up at 18. Hahahahaha. Ten years after that and I feel like I'm maybe slowly getting there?

A case of lactose intolerance?

I know it's annoying, but unless you are outside the country, it's hard to tell which youtube videos are restricted so the writers can't necessarily help... Try a proxy!

I thought it was a maggot, then thought it was a pimple... Anyway, I've never liked cupcakes.

And even so, the good people of Pennsylvania have to drive across the border because their alcohol laws are even more ridiculous...

I KNOOOW! I've been told the same thing by an ex, 'I think it's really sexy that you take your bra off at night'. I was SO confused.

At this time of the year, I would go with jewellery that's not too heavy, in silver or white (sparkly white?), maybe even coral if it goes with the dress. You probably want a necklace for a strapless dress, match with small earrings and or bangles. And shoes/ bag/ cardi in light colours, or brown leather or suede.…

This woman is a fantastic human being. That is all.

Yes to troll (what do people get out of trolling? I never understood). Sort of yes to Cuba, economically obviously US (& others) trade embargo has been doing a lot of harm / all of the harm... Though in terms of being better off, well we could get into a big debate about what 'in better shape' means (personal freedoms…

Yes sorry I was conflating the 'it takes a village' dimension with 'generous healthcare helps you get back on your feet if you don't have your own social network helping you' attitude which other countries do seem better at. The author does talk about 'postpartum care' and postnatal checkups which are 'too late' at…

No one is saying that 'social childbirth' in other countries means your sister and grandmother take care of you. It means the state / taxpayer / universal healthcare does. What is the difference between 'your sister is probably the maid/nanny for a wealthy family' in a Latin American country and 'your sister works as…

Troll? I really don't have the patience to explain the difference between Communism and a social-democratic modern country. 'Socialism' was not what brought Spain and Greece down.