I have three kids and I hate the whole bitching about labor and nursing bit. I know for some women it's damn hard, but honestly, for me? It was overrated. I had easy labors, nursing was only painful and difficult for a couple of months, and all in all motherhood is NOT the hardest job I've had.

Ditto. As a (not old) woman who just got a pixie cut and is LOVING IT, that guy can stfu. A bunch of dudes I know are all whining that I cut my hair instead of growing it out, cause they like girls with long hair. I'm like ya, and I like dudes who respect my personal choices, so I guess we'll cancel that date we were…

Being a mother isn't a "job" anymore than being a wife or daughter is a job. Not everything that requires putting work into it is a job. When my parents are a lot older, I may have to do a shitload of work to care for them, but that won't make my being a daughter a job. I think calling motherhood a "job" is also…

Oh god, can we just not? Please? Because this only ever ends one way. The people with kids will turn into instant sanctimommies, all like "If you aren't a parent you will never understannnnddddddd!!!!!" and the people without kids will be all like "Why can't I apply for maternity leave when I get a new kitten, cats…

Agreed. I was looking at someone's profile the other day and thought he seemed incredibly interesting — and then realized his "looking for" age cut off was about 7 years younger than him. I fell into that age range, but still didn't contact him, because EW.

No, but if you're that age and behave that way, is it impossible to believe that there are women your age who are the same way? I'm also constantly mistaken as being 5-10 years younger than I am.

So I recently made an OKCupid profile and there are plenty of men out there who just come right out and state their preference for women who are at least x years younger than themselves. Huge red flag and while I am open to dating older men I would not go out with a man who won't go out with a woman his own age.

Dont get me started on PP. it used to be my fav show after i stopped watching Grey but they messed it up when they wrote him and Kate as a couple. They messed up their xters and made him out to be selfish and Kate as a woman that cant be alone for a second. Then, how can anyone not want to have a baby with my Kate aka…

For reaaaallll re: offensive compliments. I'm an English PhD student, and this week a guy at a restaurant near campus asked me if I was a fashion major (?!) and when I told him no and asked him why he'd assumed that he was like "You just always look so nice when you come in here." I'm sure he meant well, but I think…

Everyone knows smart women are usually ugly! That's because ugly women have to work twice as hard! Also, pretty women never have a personality, for the same reason!

If she said Ada Lovelace (the inventor of the analytical engine, basically the inventor of computer science, and thus, the most influential person of the computer age) and that asshole said she wasn't good enough, he can suck my non-existent dick.

A lot of guys-at-bars told me I "didn't look like" a Shakespeare professor/scholar/student.

They love that shit. They just always need to prove that, even though they're part of the "soft" sciences, they're STILL better and smarter than any woman who might join the same field. UGH THESE GUYS.

I am so confused as to where this scene played out. Are you and gerrymandersalamander roommates? Or are you on a reality TV show?

You handled it better than me. I would have slugged him!

It's negging for pseudo-intellectuals.

Grad student in humanities, and I swear this tells the story of my life. Male colleagues who ditch their wives, and if they hook up with someone else in the department she is the slut. He is just a calm, rational human who based his decisions on genuine emotion and what was good for everyone involved. He reads Proust…

I was pretty artsy too, and my mom happened to be an elementary school teacher, so we had a lot of supplies at home. And I can see how it's cool to harness technology like video presentations to engage kids. But someone has to buy the supplies and someone has to do the work. I agree with you- simple is better unless…

Yes, this.

"...the blurred lines between a good girl and a bad girl, and even very good girls all have little bad sides to them."