I went along with my mom and aunts (all in their 70's) to buy a wedding gift for my last to marry cousin. They needed me to drive, otherwise I would have been happy to skip this adventure. Both the bride and groom had already established homes and didn't need much. As per usual, the aunts gathered and plotted to…

I truly wish there was a non-tacky way to register for paying off student loans and/or a downpayment on a house. I have student loans and I assume whoever I marry will too. I would much rather people help with that then upgrade my kitchen appliances. Same thing with a house downpayment. I know there are registries for…

That looks a lot more like purple than pink to me.

We did it twice on our wedding night. Is that weird? Once the second we got in the door. (blush) and again after I finished getting the five million bobby pins out of my hair, because I was going to put that white negligee to use, damn it.

I don't understand why you wouldn't want to get these kinds of messages, ladies. Sometimes you have to wait months or even years to find out you've been dating an asshole, but these guys just let you know right away. It's practically a public service!

I am a large woman, but very active. I rarely overeat, am mindful of portion control, and I take public transportation, which not only saves me gas money, but ensures that I get regular exercise. I used to walk regularly in the evenings as well. But I was, on multiple occasions, harassed while walking. People shouted…

As if fat shaming was ever about helping other people lose weight.

Yes, both pieces were removed after a great deal of public outcry

You don't have to go to the Philippines to go to Mermaid Camp. Florida's Weeki Wachee has mermaid camps for kids (though the kids' camp doesn't seem to feature the tails much and won't let the kids near the air tubes the performing mermaids use) and adults over 30. They are all sold out this year, alas, but there is…

1) they fell off while I was wearing the skirt without my noticing, so they're gone which means I have to replace all the bright blue buttons if I want it to match and 2) stuff shouldn't break on the first outing.

Much though it is really important to put this crime in the context of a dangerous and hateful men's rights movement, can we please put the "lol fedora" jokes on hold and show some respect toward the victims of this act of terrorism? He didn't just post a humorously stupid video. He murdered women because of their…

I've always had a weakness for men who specialize in bird law.

As a veteran bridesmaid, let me throw this out there re: #10. Do NOT buy me a nice gift to thank me. I love you; I'm happy to be here, it's why I agreed to be your bridesmaid in the first place, and I do not need a memento—I have 300 pictures of myself at your wedding to remember it by. If you really want to do…

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I can only tell you why I enjoyed watching SVU; others might have entirely different reasons. But, I mainlined that shit after my rape. I couldn't get enough of seeing Benson and Stabler care about the victim, of seeing them try their damndest to get justice. It was so cathartic to me to see justice meted out…

Are you kidding me? I don't even know where to start with you. First of all, she wrote an obituary, which needed to be written in the present. Also, if you think all of this crap doesn't affect someone's present then you certainly have not had to deal with any of this, or, you're in complete denial.