“Or they actually did seek help, and - guess what? They were FURTHER abused by the system.” Thank you. In all seriousness, thank you. You cannot imagine how much worse this makes things.

Speaking for myself (and *only* for myself), I’d say it’s equally important to ask which narrative, and then if they actually would like to *choose* to be part of it.

“Do so many men honestly not have qualms about dying before their kids finish college or [widowing] their spouse in her 40s?” I’m not entirely sure this is a genuine question, but I’ll answer it anyway: They might have qualms, it’s just that those qualms don’t stop them, ultimately.

“Now that I’m not in my early 20s anymore I start to wonder if I’m too old.” No, you are NOT too old. If you persist in this line of thinking, I will hit you! (Not really, it just breaks my heart to read that you feel this way. You’re not too old now, and you won’t be too old when you’re 30 ir 40 or 50 or... so,…

Yes to everything you wrote, especially this: “It’s upsetting if we find outselves falling outside of the ideal parameters, but it’s important to realize that people’s sexual/dating choices are not made solely on the basis of a physical ideal.”And: “I do think it’s worth it for people to critically examine their…

“Why do men’s ideal preferences matter so much anyway?” I honestly couldn’t answer that because they don’t matter to me. Thank god.

You know what, though? It has very little to do with my life experience. I’m not saying it isn’t true, just that what a man ideally *prefers* is not the same as the choices they make. (That’s a seriously clumsy way of articulating my thoughts, my apologies. It upsets me when I read these things and think how women -…

“I call this Wooderson’s law, in honor of its most famous proponent, Matthew McConaughey’s character from Dazed and Confused.”

If only these nurses would teach me their secrets. No shit.

Thank you for posting it. (I’ve only just discovered the Notifications page, which is why it took so long to respond.)

And?

In theory, yes. But I’ve had my medical information (and financial information) released without my consent and the people who did it suffered zero consequences. Is it unusual? Absolutely. But it does happen, and it is an incredibly traumatic experience, let me tell you.

“Fist fights were always over pitch and dominoes.” This is true.

The chairs they sit on, too. It’s an empty point, but fuck if they won’t use it.

Excellent point.

You’re adorable.

You’re kidding. Where did you read that?

It doesn’t, but that’s all they’ve got.

I read that as “Disney’s Latest Exploit Lets You Kill Yourself for Exotics” — my bad.

“But President Obama has yet to directly call on King Salman to pardon the man.” Goddamnit, this is one of those times I wish I had some power in the world. I would call the President and implore him to do something about this.