Well jeez I never thought I’d be rooting for marriage but there’s something really noble and poignant about making through that difficult period between romantic love and old age companionship. Joseph Campbell and Helen Fisher and Diane Rehm have had interesting things to say about it. Much more qualified than me on…

Just turned 45. Is my advanced degree going to save me?!?

I thought all people were living longer than expected..? What’s this then? Don’t buy it. They’re trying to give you panic attacks or anxiety issues. Do you. Just keep swimming.

THAT POSTURE!

I can’t be the only person who grew up in a small town in the early 00s and knew people who dressed exactly like that, though, can I? I know I’m not alone here. Not only did I make some of Rory’s mistakes myself, but all the adults I saw around me were dressing like Lorelei and Sookie, too.

I totally disagree. I think that the clothing suited their characters, and that the show did a good job with the time they were working with (early 2000s, not a great time for fashion, but definitely a time when those scarves were everywhere) and also growing with them - Rory’s wardrobe in particular. Rory, at the…

Dude only decided to call the cops because they stiffed him on the tip. He had no problem with them walking out after 7 margs each.

I’m sorry, that IS sad. I think what you did was a genuine ultimatum though, not one of the usual bluffs where the gf really doesn’t want to leave but threatens to in order to get what she wants. It makes me sad to hear about long marriages evolving apart. I don’t know what the answer is. I know my grandparents…

“Is it gone?”
OMG that goes way beyond sleep paralysis levels of creepy. Did you ever manage to find out what he experienced?

They still want candy, and they still like dressing up. They will pretend that they are doing it ironically, but really, they love it. :)

Perhaps. But it’s been proven that even in cases in which women work as many or more hours then men, they’re still expected to do the housework.

Not really.

Patricia Harriman said she managed to fake interest due to having very strong eyebrow muscles.

Can we just agree that sex shouldn’t even factor into it? “Men’s work” and “Women’s work” is a silly concept. Sometimes the man will be better at repairing the house or fixing the car, and sometimes the woman will be. Sometimes the woman will be better at cooking and cleaning and sometimes the man will be. But setting…

Gotta be sure to set up a safe word beforehand, though. Preparation is key.

This is why parents have got to teach their sons to do their own damn housework.

I’m with you so much. Can we all just agree that this whole genre of “men suck at domestic things” is just fucking awful. Like, I am a man. I also like to make sure the kitchen is reasonably clean, and years of living without a dishwasher means I’m 100% okay with washing dishes on my own.

I had been hoodwinked, bamboozled, conned, duped, flimflammed.

Not necessarily. What I’ve found with trick or treating teens is that the ones that come earlier in the evening are pleasure. When the surly teens start showing up, it’s time to turn off the porch light!

Spot on. I was very young when I got hitched. We have been married now for 22 years. Things I never knew about marriage: When my husband was in a horrible car crash shortly after the “I Do’s” and on life support, my decision overrode any his parents made. I was totally unprepared for that responsibility. It came as a…