—For a man to openly reject a woman because he found her fat would be social suicide.—

“Encouraging people to examine why they like what they like, and subsequently maybe expand their pool of potential mates” is great. “Chastising people for not liking something you think they should like” is not. In my head, this is kind of in the same category as how being fond of or drawn to a particular aesthetic is…

It’s not PC, it’s just accurate. D for disease and I for infection. Infections are called diseases when there are indentifiable symptoms present, but not all STIs show symptoms, so it’s more accurate to call them infections. It’s not about being PC; no one would say it’s “offensive” to say STD, it’s just more accurate…

Congressional hearings often remind me of my uncle, who thinks its cute, rather than infuriating when he says: “I’ve already formed my opinion, so don’t trouble me with facts!”

Technically, if you would like to get all “proper English”, the proper usage would be “anymore”, as opposed to “any more”. Generally speaking, “any more” is used when referring to a potential quantity of items (i.e. I don’t need any more groceries). “Anymore” is used as a reference to something not being done any…

Cosign, both parts but especially the first. I recently spent the better part of a week in the hospital detoxing horribly from alcohol, and people were so surprised because everything around me is “nice.” I actually had a friend say, “but your apartment was never covered in puke and sticky bottles and solo cups?” This…

Really appreciate your reply. I was diagnosed with clinical depression twenty years ago, and it’s just amazing how many people, over the years, have asked me, “do you exercise? I hear that helps.” It helps like an umbrella helps in a hurricane. But I have too big a chip on my shoulder about it and shouldn’t have…

I’m so sorry about your dad. I live in a lot of fear that I will get that phone call about mine.

I’ve met a lot of people who are drug addicts that seem pretty chill and normal the first time you meet them...but stick around. How do they react when their gf ODs? When a deal goes south? When paranoia get the best of them? When someone or something gets between them and a fix?

A young restaurateur died of “heart failure” in my city. As someone who has lived my whole life with addiction as that family secret we never talk about, I really question the anonymous part of AA. It makes it feel shameful and it isn’t. When someone says they don’t drink it gets really awkward and it would be so nice…

That’s what got me - they’re not arguing the sperm bank made a mistake, which they did, but that their baby is defective because it’s mixed race, which is so appallingly wrong!!

My anxiety tends to settle in two areas: money (I’m cheap) and social interactions. It’s taken a LONG time for me to learn that the coin I’d save over haggling about splitting the bill or doing a less-expensive activity is almost never worth the anxiety k-hole I’ll inevitably spin down a few hours later when I’m…

I full out judged them. Like “Wow do you also take food from food banks?” They were incredulous, like stealing from a library is a normal person thing to do.

“Save in the areas you don’t care about so you can spend in the areas you do care about.”

In her defense, parent groups are often the absolute worst. There are a few who do support the school, but most try to manipulate the school to favor their kids. If there’s a parent group for kids in theater, then only their kids are going to get lead roles in the play. If there’s a parent group that runs a newsletter…

It is common in honor cultures to hold one’s close relatives accountable for one’s actions. This is how we get vendettas like the Hatfield/McCoy feud. You kill my brother, I kill your cousin, then your son kills my nephew, etc until everyone gets tired of the whole thing.

Yes because American culture has zero rapes happening.

In their culture, one person can bring shame to the entire family with their actions. Also the caste system of India is very corrupt, it allows the higher castes to rule over the lower ones. In the girls’ (and their brothers’) case, they are Dalit, which is the “untouchable” or “unclean” caste. For their brother to…

In the court of public opinion, everything is admissible.

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