Right? Really,the romance and surprise thing can still happen after you have talked about it, and decided together. My husband even asked that I show him the kind of ring I wanted, so Iknew exactly what was going to eventually be on my finger - and he still surprised the hell out of me when he proposed, because a) he…

I see that a lot. I get the whole romance and surprise thing. But marriage is one of the most important decisions in your life, and if that is what you want, sit him/her down and have an adult conversation about it.* Can’t tell you how many people I’ve known who’ve waited months or years for him to ask, but were too…

I can’t tell if Jack intentionally led Lena on and messed with her head “as a joke” or everything was same old, same old, and she started reading more into things because of wishful thinking.

When you’ve been dating 5 years and marriage is really important to you then walk away when that ring don’t come. Or you don’t have the balls to propose yourself. Especially, if you’re the feminist you claim to be. When you’re publicly begging your man for a ring, you’re DONE and it’s hard to respect the…

I’d be on your side if he wasn’t wearing a pin that said “Time’s Up”. Don’t wear a pin supporting a cause if you don’t even know what that cause is. And expect to be asked about it.

trumps going to disown Eric, adopt Stephen, marry Ivanka, kill Jared and fuck Bannon.

My husband and I got a puppy! She’s a basset hound, and is three months old. We are working on housebreaking her, and it is sooooo hard. She’s taken to the crate pretty quickly, but I feel like I’m cleaning up puppy pee constantly. This is why I hate carpet in apartments. Any tips? Here’s a picture of my sweet little…

I finished undergrad in 2009 when everybody had to go home and live with their parents. “Y’ALL JUST JEALOUS HILLBILLIES - I AM A CULTURED WOMAN OF THE WORLD!!!!” was the default coping mechanism for a lot of us. People project jealousy when they feel insecure.

I would also like to add that the parents are probably doing it because they look like the good guys among all three of their kids. This way they maintain contact with all of them. Otherwise, if they favored one child over the other, even if that child is in the “right,” they will lose contact with the other sister/s…

I would imagine gauging whether or not people like rap (or black people) based on Cardi B is rather like judging whether or not they like country (or white people) based on Sam Hunt.

Oof, that’s so rough. I’m sorry. Our parents can really fuck us up. I mean, it’s culture, too—especially dance culture—but they really have the power to fuck us up, and then fuck us up more when they feel bad about fucking us up and we feel bad they feel bad. Being a daughter is great fun.

You guys, Alfred (“Al”) Rava is my neighbor and is a fucking terrorist on Nextdoor. His favorite online pastimes are threatening to sue others who say a bad word against him, ACTUALLY’ing people, and responding to ads to clarify the terms of their policies. He is a nightmare human being.

Glad you wrote about this, because I’ve been dreading going home for Christmas. This past Thanksgiving was so awkward for me. I’m 33, single, no kids and no previous marriage to speak of. Two of my other siblings have kids now and they’re all the center of attention. My parents are divorced and I live four hours from…

This is so true. At some point my parents gradually eased into treating me as an adult, but my girlfriend’s parents never got there. She’s more successful in her job than either of them ever were, and yet they look down on her and give her unsolicited advice and/or criticism constantly. They’re still trying to parent…

Fair point, although I think to your last sentence a lot of (now older) adults seem to genuinely have trouble recognizing that their kids are now decades removed from the children they once were, and treating them like adults rather than just overgrown children.

I want to try Vyvance. $500 a month on my insurance and that’s not even counting the doctors visit. I thought $100 a month was bad for my adderall.

Indeed. I started on 20 mg citalopram (generic name for Celexa) approximately one year ago, and it is the best decision I’ve ever made for myself. Thank you science, for giving me myself again.

No, it doesn’t make me sad, it makes me constantly elated and in love with modern science that has produced such a miracle! No more throwing myself against a random building as i walk home because suddenly the sadness of the universe is too much to bear and I’m sobbing....I still get sad and mad and all the other…

In addition to being racist and all-around offensive as fuck, this is a stupid and useless idea. Boomers are retiring now. We need people in our work force now. Getting pregnant right this very second will do exactly jack shit to help this problem - if we don’t fix it with immigrant labor in the meantime, we’ll be so…

Right? I love everything about pregnancy and motherhood so far, but we’re stopping because of everything you mentioned. These dickheads act like I just want to keep my hard partying lifestyle and just don’t want the personal limitations of children like it’s a selfish thing(not a problem, you do you). Newsflash: It’s…