As I'm getting older, monogamy is very unappealing to me. Not even just regarding sex, but the idea of being in a committed relationship with someone for the rest of my life sounds really unappealing. I didn't used to feel like that, and I've been mostly faithful in all my monogamous relationships (minus like one my…

I always knew that the general idea about gendered sexual behavior was a load of misogynist, woman-controlling crap (even before I became an anthropologist).

YOU SEEM A LITTLE TOO PERSONALLY INVESTED IN THIS

I would say that if your insurance volunteers that service, lucky you and lucky your friend. But public medical insurance paying non-medical professionals - nah. Nah.

Is it okay if, instead of fantasizing about others during sex, I'm instead partly detached from the act to monitor for anything slightly amusing that I might be able to turn into a piece of wry observational humor later on social media?

I think the author misses the point; it's not really about lying. It's about knowing the difference between when your partner is asking for honesty and when s/he is asking for validation. A wife asking if she looks fat is not looking for the truth or a white lie- she wants to know her husband is still attracted to…

I have full confidence that my boyfriend would tell me I look fat if I asked him such a question. #notallmen

Um, yeah it is - I thought it was just me!

Yeesh, Kinja is all sorts of screwy right now.

And what about my fetal chakra realignment specialist? You wouldn't drive a car whose wheels were misaligned, how dare you make my baby come into this world with its chakras misaligned?

Not going to lie, the bf and I watch this from time to time. We watched one the other day where the question was "a man's name that starts with the letter H," and the contestant's answer was "Jose." JOSE. I died.

Things doctors pull out of people, ranked: 1. Appendix 2. Teeth 3. 401K 4. Satanic spirits 5. Blatant lies as to their dietary habits 6. Beer bottles from the anus. 7. Balloons full of heroin 8. Blood 9. Kidney Stones 10. Your soul.

THEY GET SNACKS TOO, YOU KNOW.

My mom is a healthcare provider and is firmly anti-doula, because doulas (in her experience) get in the way of communication between the doctor, the nurses, and the patient. She considers them unnecessary.

Next you're going to say that the government shouldn't have to pay for my aromatherapist!

Also, why does health insurance not even cover a decorator for the nursery? This is barbaric!

Like, if you want one, cool. Go for it. But like ... come on. Don't expect your insurance to pay for that shit.

I was told I needed a doula. But I asked around a lot, and I decided against it for one single reason - because so many friends and associates talked about how doulas can make you feel bad if you do something or want something they don't approve of.

[no one needs a doula]