Yes, I am also that person. I was baffled when my two best friends started smoking in college. They started out claiming they were social smokers but eventually became chain smokers. I never criticized them or told them to quit, but privately I was kind of horrified — because it's so gross and addictive and bad for…

Exactly. This sounds like an amazing way to "attend" a wedding. You only have to pay attention for a few minutes so that you have something to say to your friend, like "I was so moved when your father read that passage from whatever." You can spend the rest of the wedding having a normal day around the house. …

I'm also baffled by Luluemon. So many of their products (yoga pants, plain running shirts) are identical to products you can get for $20 at Target. I can't imagine paying $60-$100 for their versions. The first time I walked into the store, I needed a white shirt for soccer. The cheerful salesperson led me to a rack…

I had the same reaction. Also, "look at these clueless losers trying to put themselves out there" just isn't great comedy to me. She's fat, she looks bad, but she's dancing like she's hot! Ha. ha. ha. . . It's such lazy humor.

I'm skeptical as well, but it depends on the distribution. I store most of my fat on my saddlebags (outer thighs) while I'm slim from the waist up, so I need a larger pants size than most women who weigh what I do. I went up several pants sizes very quickly when I put on 15 pounds after high school.

Me too. When I'm driving and I hear my e-mail alert on my iPhone, the need to check it becomes overwhelming. I don't know why, because most e-mails I get are stupid mass mailings — but I desperately want to read it right then and there. I don't let myself check while the car is in motion, but I have looked while…

For a lot of women, it's true that running on a treadmill doesn't cause weight loss. I tend to weigh a little more when I'm sticking with my treadmill routine, because I'm hungrier, and I don't restrict my food intake. During times in my life when I couldn't exercise, I've actually lost a few pounds. (During a long…

Actually, it looks a lot like that famous painting.

Yes — of course I'm glad that they aren't fining anyone over this. But they're just proving that they DO have discretion, and that they recognize that nobody was injured by hearing a freaking word on television. Not even the many children who were watching the game. This makes the fines over other incidents even more…

Hmmm, if this guy wins, I might sue the NHL for the emotional distress that I experienced during the lockout. I didn't have mental breakdowns, or gain or lose weight, but I think my feelings of boredom and disappointment should count for something. I think a few thousand dollars would be fair.

I think people who haven't followed the case at all vaguely think she's innocent, because that's how the U.S. media portrayed her. For Americans who have read about the case, I'd say opinion is split about 50/50. Her story doesn't add up, but at the same time it's hard to be certain of how she was involved —…

The best part is his self-satisfied little nod at the end.

This strikes me as brilliant — but I'm so anxious when I have to pull off any sort of dishonesty that I would probably end up nervously concocting some ridiculous web of lies when asked "Oh, who's it from?" until I accidentally said something that was obviously untrue, blowing the entire story, and then I'd be forced…

Yeah, this was my reaction as well. She doesn't want to resume a mutual, reciprocal friendship — she just feels entitled to lots of attention because she's pregnant. I bet the LW went through stuff during those years where she really could have used her friend, but the friend was preoccupied and not there for her at…

I didn't notice either. I was about to post something about how I appreciated the inclusion of a woman with a more pear-shaped body (the woman on the left) as it seems like all "plus-sized" models have very specific proportions that don't include me — and then I saw your comment and realized that she was included…

Yeah, that question is weird. I imagine that a wide range of people identify as most of these categories because everyone interprets those words differently. I like "average" because to me it also has the connotation of "I am not overly proud or invested in the idea of being thin / curvy / athletic / whatever." But…

I also miss those days. Some of the comments on the bikini body story really made me roll my eyes. I understand that it comes from a place of insecurity, but people really need to learn how to self-edit those types of comments.

I can't imagine running outside in a bra because of the catcalls. It's bad enough when I'm wearing a shirt. This is one area where I'm really jealous of men.

I agree that they should call both dresses manatee grey. Manatees are awesome!

Ahhh, the "and up" signs. I get why corporate sends them, but I wish they wouldn't — just results in employees getting abuse. It's cool that JCP is a great place to work — and supportive of gay people too. I should start buying random stuff there when I can.