Whoa! That’s a “just us” (I was born in KCMO, spent the first 36 years of my life mainly  on KS side suburb - post-college back and forth across the state line) thing?!

Ah. Yeah, I guess that makes sense: I remember thinking that label was dead (spent my first 3.5+ decades in the midwest), then found the term being used “again”and/or “still”, here in the PNW.

Wait. So, we’re not calling it deathrock anymore? Have I been asleep for the past two to three decades?

Thank you! It is indeed exhausting - particularly the rapid-fire moment to moment changes in thoughts and feelings about everything from one moment to the next. But, it is funny (in a ha-ha way, yes) how one moment I’m bawling, and the next I’m texting the lyrics to and singing along with Team Dresch’s “Musical…

Thank you. I can definitely see how if things were already rocky, this type of thing can really bring things to a head - and I still am vacillating from one extreme thought to another, between confidence to doubts, as I’m sure you can imagine. I’m sorry to hear that it meant the eventual end to your romantic…

Yes, thank you so much! Looking forward to reading it - I can definitely use all of the advice; different experiences, perspectives, et cetera, that I can get right now.

Just popping in to say (particularly because it’s driving me crazy that it’s too early for my husband’s comfort level for me to talk to a couple or few very trusted friends (but, hey! last night joined my husband in a therapy session, about the whole coming out process, and how we’re in this together, vs me bolting,…

I was going to ask if you want to fight me... and then I thought: “Oh... yeah... most of my friends (and all of the ones that like/love GoF off the top of my head) are parents now... so technically...”.

It’s called strabismus or amblyopia. So... how old are you? You could have just looked this up, seeing as you’re on the internet. “What is wrong...?” “gotcha-eyed”. Are you fifteen?

Arab Strap’s “The Red Thread”. When you want them to just remove their pants already, and screw all afternoon.

Arab Strap’s “The Red Thread”. When you want them to just remove their pants already, and screw all afternoon.

Everything you said. We had a rushed courthouse thing (we had to be legally married to get decent housing at a school my husband was accepted to the PhD program for), and it was definitely not the celebration of our love that we wanted. But, boy does my MIL like to talk about how wonderful it was (‘cause stick it to…

Or even really like ice cream, for that matter.

This is where the lazy “Why not both” picture goes.

Ooh... EDGY.

I was waiting for someone to mention Adam’s nose! That’s what does it for me most, overall. That profile.

Really wish I could have an IUD: stuck out over three years with a copper one, but due to getting to the point that I was having nonstop heavy periods (as in my period would stop for a few days out of a month, and this went went for months on end (no, my body never adjusted: I became anemic)) and had it removed by my…

I wish all Lutheran churches were this way. My SIL is LCMS Lutheran, and in this past year posted on Twitter how she was glad she was no longer an ELCA Lutheran, as they had a rainbow flag hanging outside their church.

Please, please, tell me you live in PDX, and are up for grabbing a drink tonight/crashing a party on a Sunday. I wanna hangout and be friends. I’ll even let you near my pillowcases. (What DID you do to the pillowcases, BTW?!)

Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed response. This makes sense to me, and I really appreciate how you store your firearms and thoughts regarding severely restricting handgun sales and ownership. Thank you, sincerely.

You sound reasonable, so I’m going to ask you this question in all earnestness, no sarcasm: What do you have an AR-15 for? What I’m asking is: what is an Ar-15 for, if not expressly mowing as many people in as short of a time as possible? Hunting rifles- I’m not a fan of hunting wildlife, but sure. Pistols, I feel…