I would add: Try spending date nights collaborating on a creative project together. My partner and I have been together for 4 years, and neither of us really has any artistic talent, but twice a month we write and record a podcast on a shared interest. Not many people listen to it aside from our friends, but the…

Great advice! I never expected to enjoy travelling alone as much as I did. Another tip I found useful was that any time I was sitting out in public I usually had my paper Lonely Planet (or whatever guidebook) out on the table or next to me, it provides a way for people to know you're a traveller and strike up…

I may be making assumptions here, but "accomplished professional" and "good providers" kind of read that you expect women to be impressed by the amount of money you earn, which is just as shallow as being impressed by your looks. If that's not your intent, you might ask a friend for an honest opinion about whether you…

I'm not sure how we're defining "asshole," but in my town (San Francisco), I found that there were a lot of guys in their 30s who weren't looking for a real relationship but just wanted to jump from one short-term thing to another as soon as they got bored. I think maybe those guys just become more visible in their…

I was in a 1.5-year relationship with a guy who was 7 years younger than me, a wonderful person and a great match, but he was broke and about to start law school (I'm an established professional). I felt very guilty feeling uncomfortable with the idea of being with someone who was about to incur $100K+ in debt. We…

"if you haven't come to conclusions about these types of things, do it before you venture out into the dating scene" — LOL, I'm 40 and I am still figuring these things out! I would definitely disagree that you need to sort out big life choices before you enter the dating pool, unless, for example, you feel strongly…

Or because it tastes good? And because it's higher in protein than other substitutes? Yes, soybeans or lentils have higher protein content, but you wouldn't use them in situations in which you'd use quinoa. I use quinoa where I'd otherwise use rice or some other grain. In that context, yes, it's higher protein than…

This sounds like a brag, but it isn't: I am extremely photogenic. In other words, photographs of me look much better than I look in real life. When I did online dating I consciously didn't choose the most flattering photos because I'd much prefer that someone meet me and be pleasantly surprised that I looked better…

I'm surprised not to see much here about exercise. As someone who has struggled with insomnia my entire life, the best advice I can give is to get exercise (I do an hour of hard cardio — running, elliptical, bike, etc.) first thing in the morning. Then after work, I do something light, like 30 minutes or yoga or…

If you haven't already tried this, my partner wears the Breathe Right nose strips to bed and it has made a HUGE difference.

Hang in there! And yeah, another reason my partner and I are anti-Valentine's Day is because society does enough to make single people feel bad/like they "should" be in a relationship the other 364 days out of the year, they don't need to turn it up to 11 on Feb. 14th.

Valentine's Day is *the worst.* My partner and I do romantic things on little "minor" anniversaries and other occasions that are special to just us, throughout the year. V-Day is like partying on New Year's Eve — a depressing amateur hour forced on the public by people eager to make money off of it. Coincidentally, we…

Not a cost issue, but I was shocked by how much less poop my dogs generated when we switched to a grain-free food (Taste of the Wild)!

I had two dogs, one is now 12, the other died at 14 last year. Pet insurance cost me $50 a month (so about $1200 per year for both dogs) and every single year of the dogs' lives, it has covered more than $1200 of vet expenses each year. This included being attacked by a coyote twice (60+ stitches and more than $1,000…

This applies if you consistently complain about being overworked all the time, but for a lot of us, our workflow is lumpy for reasons outside of our control. As an in-house lawyer, sometimes I can work a leisurely day and leave at 6, and sometimes a bunch of my internal clients need help all at once (especially near…

I think the catch is that you still have to delete them one at a time, rather than all at once. I use TweetDelete to wipe the slate clean about twice a month, but there are a huge pile (about 15K) of Tweets that none of these deletion services work for b/c they're before a certain time period (or some other technical…

Towel service is a pretty basic amenity. What the heck are you supposed to do with a wet towel after you work out and go to the office? Hang it on the back of your desk chair to let it dry? String a clothesline above your desk? There's a cheap-o gym near my office that I didn't pick for that reason, but I always…

It always cracks me up when I see posts like this with no indication of location. If you live outside of a major city, *everything* will be cheaper. That includes gyms. Real estate prices drive most service business pricing, especially ones that need a relatively large amount of floor space, like a gym.

I'm a frugal person who would normally think that spending $500 on a vaccuum is total insanity... but then I got a Dyson "Animal." At the time I bought it, we had two dogs, two cats, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The improvement over every other vaccuum we had ever purchased was astounding. That was 8 or 9 years ago,…

I'm a frugal person who would normally think that spending $500 on a vaccuum is total insanity... but then I got a…

I don't have anything to add except to empathize. My SO was very unhappy in his job (legitimately awful boss and other issues), and he would literally spend the first 30 minutes after he walked in the door venting about what happened at work that day. I finally sat down with him and had a serious conversation about…