Thank you for sharing that success story. : )

*snort*

Part of me wants to write to every single schlubby, totally generic guy who is on a dating site and give them life and image advice.

That is inspiring. I’m trying to go to more events! I have to avoid the music ones because my ex - who shares all of my fucking interests- dominates that scene, and I’m ready for bed at 10. : )

My only advice it to agree to a compromise. And please don’t expect your partner and you to be the first to arrive and last to leave at parties.

Definitely keep your facial cues as neutral as possible and do not feed into the tantrum. It takes some practice. (Former nanny.)

I try to focus on the person with whom I am talking. I pretend that it’s an oral history project or something, and I need them to tell me as much as possible. The only time this backfires is when I’m talking to another introvert who is attempting a similar approach. : )

I just want to whine and feel sorry for myself for one night. I recently turned 45, have been single for 1.75 years, and have found the dating scene for my age group to be dismal. Additional discouraging factors include my height (which is often too tall even for most tall! guys - I’m not even on their profile search…

I go back and forth re: Achtung Baby, but yes, agreed.

God bless the Mekons.

I am allergic to most sunscreen. All Terrain is the only one that doesn’t make me totally miserable, but I have to keep it far away from my eyes and therefore can’t use it on my forehead. The downside: Has to be applied often, is very white and stains clothing.

For me, a mostly vegetarian, this is about conservation and using tourism dollars in the best way possible to assist an underdeveloped country. Big cats are important predators in the food chain. Their worldwide habitat is at risk. Paying some guides from a known troubled country like Zimbabwe to help you maim and…

Console yourself with the fact that Novocaine actually works when you visit the dentist. Redheads have a lot of trouble with getting that stuff to work. Hell, I only have red highlights yet I also need a bucketload.

Great idea.

Come on now. You know that our parents weren’t thinking at all in the 70s and 80s.

My good friend refuses to accept her boyfriend/baby daddy’s requests to get married because she does not want to burden him with her ridiculously high student debt. So, they cohabitate in sin.

Aha. I’ll be on the lookout now.

I never noticed that about Skahammer. Clearly I’m not paying attention.

He’s certainly rocking a wee bit of a dad-bod, but nope I just see a hot black guy with Lisa Bon...Uh I mean Zoe Kravitz.

“Am I just continually lowering myself?”