Which is when you call your lawyer, it’s not uncommon for custodial parents to get greedy, and this is a situation where they stand a better chance of winning if the other party doesn’t have a legal advocate. Granted, it can vary by state big time, so that might be more true where I am than where other posters are.…

Fun fact: a lot of people who refuse to pay child support that fall into this situation are already in jail. The idea that it’s out of parents’ hands is laughable. With a good lawyer, you can avoid jail and other charges by being willing to sign away your rights. You might owe back support, which they may or may not…

I think it’s solid advice no matter what your gender is, and we definitely shouldn’t let MRAs ruin good advice. We can agree to agree with them on this one. Chances are they’ll be so stunned we might actually make some progress communicating these ideas to women before the MRA types fall back into their usual troll…

Oh yes they can. You can sign away your rights without actually signing anything — refusing to pay child support is how most non-custodial parents lose their parental rights. Granted, the custodial parent has to go through the court system and if they start paying, rights remain in place. So you don’t pay for long…

definitely, but not about family law. I know my shit in that arena.

A lot of women go through financial abuse. My mom and I both have. It fills you with shame, both because you essentially got swindled and because women aren’t supposed to be the breadwinners, so there’s this attitude that if a guy spent our money that we let him in exchange for companionship, therefore we’re…

It makes me feel weird too. The issue isn’t necessarily “raising awareness”, although that’s not a bad thing, I think the problem is that women especially don’t have enough resources by the time they realize they’re locked in an abusive relationship. It’s very sneaky that way. I’ve heard from more than one woman that…

*KRAAAAAANK* Wrong answer, try again!

I meannnnn if you’ve decided to terminate a pregnancy, and you go do that thing without asking your dude, it’s kinda already done. A “veto” doesn’t automatically pop a baby back in there. I know a lot of women do discuss the outcome of a pregnancy with their partner before it even happens but sometimes, especially if…

What do you have to do to get some time off work around here, murder someone? Oh, wait....

Some people do get genuinely hurt if they’re not asked. One of my friends is avoiding that problem by not having a bridesmaid or even maid of honor. Even if you can’t do it financially or time wise, if your close friend picks 6 or 7 other people over you, it’s going to cause some tension. There’s also the issue of…

I guess I still think it’s weird to ask more than my closest old friends to shell out money for their dress and other wedding shit unless they’re actually helping plan it. Sorry, but over 6, and your wedding just turned into a pageant for you and your friends. 3 + maid/matron of honor seems to be the golden number.…

I’ve got a rule of thumb at this point — if the only reason you’re concerned about women’s rights is because of the hijab and women not being able to drive in SA, you just might be an Islamophobe. if the only time you give a damn about animal rights is to criticize halal butchering, you just might be an Islamophobe.…

Nothing TBH. the ABC cops are leeches on ABC states, I don’t recall the last time I heard about them doing anything good.

YUP I REMEMBER THIS. The ABC police are useless and do more harm than good, I really wish ABC stores didn’t fund them.

Gotta be smarter than that to make the President tho, and gotta be better looking than that to be the President.

All will be revealed. I can’t wait.

Yeah, I saw one of the Lannisters was in the order and got his forehead engraved but I didn’t know exactly what affiliation. Didn’t know she banged him either.

To be completely honest, the more you’re rejected, the better you get at coping with it unless you’re content to just die alone in a cave. Some people, either due to how they were raised or how their relationship environment was early on, can take it a little easier and get over it faster than someone who never got an…

My experience has been that this doesn’t work. It tends to scare dudes off. Like, I’ll get a soft yes, but nothing ever comes of it.