I agree. People really do tell each other who they are fairly quickly. A total jerk of an ex used to refer to himself as an asshole from right when I first met him. I truly should have believed him and saved myself learning it the hard way over and over for a year and a half.

This.

Cue the shitstorm as people vehemently defend their 10% tips.

No, desi men are also expected to marry desi women. Preferably of same religion and state of family origin.

Yep. A favorite of mine is, " When words and actions don't match up, believe the actions."

basically yes and which is a big reason as to why black women don't interracial date in large numbers. Can't have a "black family" if the kids you are giving birth to aren't 1000% black. Men can do whatever, but women are the creators of life...blah blah blah...so don't do it.

As a SE Asian male, it's always been...strongly suggested...I find a nice girl of my nationality to settle down with. Would I be disowned if I married outside of my nationality? No (Well, unless my fiancee was Black; that would probably not go well) but I know it took a long time for my mom to be OK with my brother's…

I'm not sure what the OP was referring to in terms of gender dynamic. However, from the Jewish perspective, traditionally, Jewishness is passed on through matrilineal descent. So while Jewish parents often pressure children of either sex to marry Jewish, the stakes are higher / issues more fraught when a son is…

in my South Asian American experience, it varies more based on whether the family is more traditional or modern. But gender absolutely plays a part - boys get more leeway in dating but the pressure to stay within one's culture comes back into the question for marriage; whereas girls aren't really given ANY leeway in…

In all honesty, I'd be very interested in his advice on how to live as indulgently as humanly possible without dying in the process. It's amazing he's as old as he is.

The thing Swifty mentioned about being called crazy made me want to give her a hug! Women famous or not at some point in their lives get called crazy . It's emotional blackmail , and a great way to silence people . Regardless of her dating advice , I empathized with what she shared .

What's there to be ashamed about? They're good people and have a great friendship.

Well, she also said not to follow any of that advice unless they make it clear the relationship is a game to them. Then let 'em have it, and win. So that's fun, I think.

All in all, not bad advice. "Stay away from assholes" is some sage wisdom too.

Um... Was "common taters" an auto correct or deliberate? Bc it's amazing and I may start using it.

My test is what I'd do if by whatever improbable coincidence I saw that person on the street. If I'd be up for grabbing a beer or a cup of coffee, that person stays on the friend list. If I'd quietly hope they hadn't seen me, they get unfriended - with some exceptions for family.

You get to define your experience. You don't get to define anyone else's. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept for people to grasp.

We had an escalator that worked for my Dad's company, and it turned out to be stealing us blind. Damn escalator.

I'm not racist, but I just don't trust escalators...

I was once robbed at gunpoint by an escalator.