Should men be nurturing? Yes, but I should have been more clear. In men it's not really valued (on the whole) since it's considered a "womanly" trait. And traits associated with women are generally not as valued. However, a woman who is assertive, is a leader, a shrewd negotiator is often looked down on because…

Not quite...we must make sure she's well into menopause before we can stop obsessing over her womb. Then, we'll start wondering why she isn't adopting.

Are men asked those questions? Are they suppose to be nurturing? If a man creates something is it viewed as a consequence of his failure to procreate (ie, an empty womb)? Really...you want to make this argument?

In the thumbnail pic I certainly didn't see it as a flower. I thought it was some sort of gruesome wound.

My ex is my husband of over 20 years, why can't I do crap like that? If anyone deserves it, he does. I can't seem to cross that line.

Really? Velveteen rabbit? It's such a sad story.

Yeah, how dare a woman report a "minor" crime and waste the cop's time, but a mayor gets accolades for promoting the "broken window" outlook and everyone applauds his "get tough on crime" approach.

I once found my elderly mother taking notes while watching an infomercial for some snake oil product. I wish that crap could be banned from TV.

It was suppose to mean "taken".

I wish I'd had the experience of divorcing the schmuck in my 20s instead of doing it in my 40s. I would have not had the years of hell in between.

"tooken"—I spent two decades with a guy who said "tooken".

"Thus says the Lord: "Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them, for the customs of the peoples are vanity. A tree from the forest is cut down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman. They decorate it with silver and gold; they…

You're ignoring the fact that during a marriage, time passes and life happens. People age, there are illnesses, stresses, and, so, yes, a BJ every day is some ridiculous male fantasy. If the marriage can't survive without sex for some period of time then it's not a very good marriage. If a man uses that excuse to…

I logged in just to like this.

Ugh, had a masseuse "cleanse" my "aura" during a massage once. She kept snatching at the air above me and tossing her imaginary handfuls of stuff over her shoulder. That was one massage I giggled through.

You're kidding, right? If you can't afford to pay thousands or tens of thousands of in vet bill, you shouldn't have a pet?

Sorry, it's just my experience. I don't do well on hormonal birth control, don't want an IUD, and thought my days of thinking about how to not get pregnant were over with my Ex's vasectomy. It was a 21 year marriage too. At least, being over 40, I have only a small chance of getting pregnant anyway (I've also never…

I thought it was a mathematical symbol or greek letter.

The "666" thing certainly freaks out some xians. I grew up in the South and in a very religious household. My parents were very involved in their church. However, their telephone number had "666" in the middle; XX6-66XX." Many people commented about it, most were shocked my parents would keep the number. …

I'm with vaux—reading your comments is like a trip to the Twilight Zone. You think I'm pedantic when you're in hysterics over the phrase "clump of cells" and trying to make weird arguments about fetus viability outside of the womb like it should have significant importance in the argument of abortion and body…