This make me so nervous! My husband and I are really hoping to start trying for a baby in about a years time when some life stuff has been finalised and we have had a lot of discussions about what kind of house we want to buy so there is space for them and room for them to play out doors, how close we can live to work…

As someone also working in academia I agree it’s worse than many other work environments. I had a very frustrating conversation with several colleagues the other day in which they refused to accept that it is a harder environment for women that men at all. I was happy to note though that the two other members of staff…

Yeah I like this. I have been thinking of getting my wedding date tattooed somewhere and keep being told it’s a bad idea in case we got divorced. But if we did, my first marriage would not stop being a very significant part of my life, so would I regret marking it on my body?

A few weeks ago a family member complimented me on my posture. My dad responded: “well she’s only got small tits, she’s got to do whatever she can to make them look bigger” in front of several members of my family. He thought he was being hilarious and I just pretended I hadn’t heard, but it was always such an…

I would find the naivety quite sweet if it was so frustrating!

My husband is exactly the same - oblivious!!! Although on occasion that has caused small problems because he has continued interactions with girls that he doesn’t realise are hitting on him. I think that tends to make the women think he’s interested, and then I feel like that makes me look stupid because she thinks my…

My husband was entirely involved in every decisions about everything to do with the wedding (other than what I was wearing). Honestly, I did find it frustrating at times, because I occasionally had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted and sometimes that clashed with his equally clear idea of what he did not want, but…

Exactly, the repercussions really are that great. So many men seem unable to understand gender inequality and the impact of improper behaviour by a man in a position of power that even if it is agreed that the man in question did do something that would constitute harassment, it is not considered necessarily…

Thanks, I will do that. I think previously I have been making the mistake of trying to say the right thing, so this is helpful advice.

A personal question, so please ignore if you are uncomfortable answering; did you initially want more kids and was it hard to decide not to have more? My friend has been experiencing quite bad postnatal depression and a few weeks ago she made an off-hand, sort-of-jokey comment about only having a second kid if…

When I was 16 my high school boyfriend’s best friend said to him

My Dad’s method of avoiding our questions about sex while we were young was to get super sciencey and in-depth so we got bored and stopped listening well before we got to the bits he was embarrassed by. I mean, he should have just answered the questions in an age-appropriate way, but it was an interesting way to…

My brother sucked his thumb until he was 10 - it wasn’t that he really wanted to, I think he just got distracted and it was such a habit that he didn’t even realise he was doing it. My mum was so worried he was going to accidentally do it at school one day and get picked on that one weekend she convinced him to let…

This is so cute! Did she put up a fight when you said they weren’t coming to Portland or was she ok with them taking a vacation?

THANK. YOU. There is a guy I have started working with recently who is 75% creepy - like I am creeped out by him, but I’m not sure how much of his creepy behaviour he actually does consciously. He is ALWAYS getting in my space. If he wants to hand me something he just reaches across me to put it on my desk in front of…

Hey! Inflatable dicks do cause trouble! One time I was in a club on a hen do and a giant inflatable dick came flying through the air and smacked me in the side of the head. It really fucking hurt! I tried to make the most of it by posing for photos with it and the owner of the inflatable came over to shout at me for…

Yes! I always think she looks almost amazing. She has an amazing body and incredible facial features but she just keeps reminding me of the head witch from The Witches with that severe haircut.

Yes! A good friend of mine was once hit on very aggressively by a gay man at a club and the next day he came to tell me that he just realised what it must be like for women since he found it intimidating and annoying enough when one guy did it to him all night, what must it be like for us who have it happen to them…

Uggghhh exactly! I’ve tried to explain this to so many people - it is incredibly offensive on so many levels! The presumption that women are constantly fighting to be the next one to get married, the idea that all couples want to get married and are not happy as they are, and the idea that the bride and groom have…

That really is remarkably insensitive!