My mom gives ultimatums all the time. One time my dad finally gave her one. He said the next time she gave him one, their marriage was over. He told her he would stay married until all the kids moved out and/or she was self-sufficient (she was a stay at home mom) but it was over and he would not consider himself…

Agree, totally. I wouldn't jump right to the ultimatum, but yeah, if there is something that needs to change or you don't want to be in the relationship, it is totally fair to lay that on the line. If they are more attached to their behavior than they are to you, then ok. You aren't obligated to stay in a…

"Sorcia, I'm in love with your best friend [a dude with a hilariously ridiculous name that I cannot post here]. We're moving to Virginia and I hope you'll be happy for us."

I was seeing one of my longtime best guy friends (whom I'd kissed a couple times over the course of our friendship, but had just started, like, being with in any more significant capacity). He told me that he loved me quickly. The whole thing was very intense. I'd been hearing rumors from mutual friends that he was…

So am I being overly sensitive that none of my local friends seem to have remembered my birthday this year? For the last 5 years or so that we have all been friends we usually do a small dinner or something, at least get together somehow for the birthday person. I don't usually care and if asked previously I would…

I've started seeing a new guy and he is amazing and we're brilliant together. Which means I am now living in a state of perpetual fear that he's going to dump me. Does anyone else always feel this way in a relationship, and how can I make it go away and just relax and enjoy?

Do yourself a favor, find out where the closest national event is and risk $25. Make sure you are there when top fuel and funny car are running and find a place as close to the track as you can get (starting line is best but anyplace along the track will do) and take it in. There is no description, audio or visual…

Oh lord I just scared my dog I laughed so hard.

I was 16 when I first got my heart totally set on one, 17 when I finally got one (I owned three over the years). I'm 28 now. And I would own another again in a heartbeat, they are such fun little cars!

I like Will and Amy, but my big meh heresy is Arrested Development. So boring and contrived. I just feel like everyone else is watching a different show.

Are we really giving an ally a hard time for not understanding the literal definition of feminism and using societal cues from those around him to inform his idea of what it means? Yes, that was a mistake, but he rectified it, and is doing his best to try and be a good ally now.

Reminder: all new religious movements are just schemes for old men to rape 13-year-old girls.

Hi there, another Austinite chiming in. I wouldn't recommend trying to do any SXSW activities unless you really enjoy huge crowds. I love the music scene here and go see some pretty much every weekend. I suggest you go to some clubs off the beaten path that will offer fantastic shows and real local color...the…

One time I asked this girl I knew to the senior prom.

The coursework may have taken you longer, but it wasn't necessarily more demanding (ie objectively harder). It's just more mechanical knowledge. Humanities wasn't your priority which is fine, but it's not easier to do at a serious, top level than STEM field stuff.

This is quite sad, and involves the death of a family member, so please skip if you come to Pissing Contest for a laugh, like I do.

Over 3000 native kids in Canada never came home from residential schools. Most of them had loving parents who never found out what happened to their kids.

Joey, you're one the "family is everything!!" people most of us who have horrible families despise. I would not have given you any examples as to why my family was awful and if you persisted, I would have broken up with you. YOU have no right to insist anyone explain to you why they don't keep in touch with their…

Sure, this rule is ridiculous. But calling this technical the reason they lost, and then dubbing it the most brutal loss of the season is idiotic. They had 40 minutes to work off this 2 point deficit. Referees blow dozens of calls in the waning moments of games that literally cause a team to lose. I feel much worse…

I've never been pregnant, but is this a feminist argument? Is pregnancy really such a total state that the responsibility for the relationship passes entirely to the man? It just sounds like so much of that conservative bullshit we kept hearing in the birth control coverage arguments about women being unable to…