Last flu season, my boss told the story (several, several times) of how getting the flu shot "made him sick." More likely, of course, he was suffering from the mild side effects of getting the flu shot or maybe he even caught a completely unrelated bug or something.

Yeah, everything you're saying makes sense. The way I look at myself is that all of my goals are related to my personal life, not my professional life. I want to have visited all the countries I want go to. I want to have tried all the foods I want to try. I want to have read all the books I want to read. I want to…

This is going to sound like a stupid question: what do people mean when they say they need a partner that is passionate about their careers/have a specific goal they are working toward/some other career-oriented statement? Obviously I realize that people aren't monolithic and universally describable, but this is just…

That's a whole other conversation I could have. I pretty regularly have leftovers last for way longer than standard guidelines. I guess I'm either lucky or just used to it.

I'll have a talk with him the next time I watch Essential Pepin.

With only a few tweaks, this could easily turn into the 15 best and worst words to use in your online dating profile.

RE: cake stuck in a pan: the great Jacques Pepin recommends swirling the pan over a light flame on the stove. The idea being that the heat will release the cake. Never tried it myself, but Jacques is rarely if ever wrong.

This is a bit of a variation on the condescension that others have mentioned:

I saw Guardians of the Galaxy last night (stay with me, this will get relevant), and at the end of the film the theater aired a quick interview with James Gunn. The interviewer asked if Gunn had any advice for would-be industry folk. I kind of loved his response.

As a guy who sends many of those messages, I'd say you're better off just ignoring them. Responding to be polite and letting the conversation fade away is actually more annoying because it gives us false hope and honestly wastes our time.

Thanks for the detailed response!

I'm pretty sure I have a crush on Judy Woodruff. I think that says a lot about me.

Fair enough. I'll probably bring it down to one offhand mention.

How do you mean? My age is part of the basic information in my profile. Do you mean that you think it could seem like I'm lying about my age?

Welcome to every west-coast woman's profile as well.

Ah, yes, I'm familiar with the single and minglin sub-forum. To be honest, it's kind of scary over there XD. I wouldn't be averse to sharing to GT or something, but I'm also a little uncomfortable invading that space with my concerns.

Thanks for the comments.

Thanks!

Thanks for the comments!

Thanks!