This is actually a great point. It seems like we’re progressing, because we have different body types represented, but the emphasis is still very much on “SEXY.” Truly progressing or radicalizing would be having the ability to say “I am conventionally ugly and it DOESN’T MATTER AT ALL!” 

I buy Maidenform bras from Macy’s. They are seriously so freaking comfortable. They are often on sale, and cheaper than VS. They’re also so reliable in their sizing that I’ve gotten to the point where I can buy them online without even trying them on. I just got a few pairs in the mail today! 

Or perhaps younger. I was born in 1991, my boyfriend in 1989, and neither he nor I ever even think about my underwear, and he has never made any comment on my panties. I’m trying not to be judgey but like...that sucks! If my boyfriend “hated” my panties I’d seriously question him, lol. Who cares?! 

Best comment in this whole thread. 

I’m in the same boat. Also, I like babies. I get excited for women and couples who are expecting. I think weddings have turned into a really disgusting display of patriarchal norms and capitalist dreams, so I’m much more hesitant to “play the game,” so to speak. But I’m alright with babies. 

I think my problem with modern weddings and modern wedding registries is that I feel they’re very outdated. Nowadays, people usually don’t go straight from living at home to marriage, like they used to. Single people live on their own for years before marriage, and I feel like most of the couples I know ALL move in…

Don’t go! Its the worst. 

I never understand why mothers are so focused on having their kids’ rooms right next to theirs on those home shows. They’re like “I want to be on the same floor as the kids in case something happens.” First of all, you’re all in the same house, so you’re still right there with them. Second of all, as someone who grew…

Yeah...not sure why there is a stigma either. I guess its from people who grew up with close bonds between siblings. As someone who (as mentioned previously) never got along with my sibling, I totally understand the appeal of only childdom. 

Not going to lie, I want a girl and am worried what my reaction would be if I were told I was having a boy. (Not pregnant and may never be [by choice], but just saying). 

Same here. My brother is the only person who can truly get under my skin. Honestly, I would have been a lot more calm and avoided many tears if I had been an only child. My best friend has a sister two years younger, and she has the same experience. Drives her crazy, causes chaos all the time...having a sibling is…

It is so awesome to hear this. I have an older brother (two years apart) and while we are okay now, he made my life miserable growing up. Mean, nasty, abusive, manipulative, just an overall asshole. I’ve always kind of seen myself having just one kid...I feel like it’d be a nice, calm household with me, my partner,…

For what its worth I understand your confusion/frustration. This article is not super clear, one commenter above wrote “the show’s anti-feminist feminist stance” and I have zero clue what that means. 

I got it when I was about 15/16 (when it first came out) and my mom explained that it could prevent HPV which could lead to cervical cancer. I was just kind of like “oh, okay,” and it in no way encouraged me to have sex.

Its stories like this that make me SO GRATEFUL I have a smart, badass, feminist, practical as hell mother who immediately got me the HPV shot when it was first released when I was in high school. Good god. 

This is great news but I can’t help but feel sad. An acquaintance of mine lost her life to cervical cancer at age 30, a few days before Christmas this past year. I hope that everyone gets the HPV vaccine and that we can eliminate this disease. 

I’m sorry, but this is so silly. You have no idea what her relationship is like with her brother. My brother is a MAGA bro who lives in a problematic, racist, ignorant, sexist universe. It is what it is, there is literally nothing I can do about it. I’m not going to disavow my brother, but I also don’t defend his…

My parents got engaged when one night, after two years of being in a relationship, my mom told my dad that she was ready to get married, and that if he was interested in that option, she’d like to move forward, otherwise she would have to move on. A few days later he came over to make dinner, and he said, “yeah, let’s…

My boyfriend had never seen it, so we watched it a few weeks ago. Rewatching it as an adult (and I’m only in my 20s, so the first time I saw it as a teen was in the ‘aughts) was deeply uncomfortable. Not only is the film dripping in rape culture, its incredibly racist with its depiction of a Chinese exchange student,…

I LOVE this story, and I actually find it so endearing when guys have absolutely no game. This story reminds me of my own boyfriend (we met on a dating app...so no meet cute!) but this is totally something he would do.