That is just crazy!!! I hope you have better pizza (and dates) ahead.

Full disclosure, I wrote my lengthy post for today's open thread earlier in the day, while I had time and was thinking about it. :)

I'm so very sorry to hear that. :( I am discovering the truth in the sentiment that women get labeled as psycho, bitches, etc. just because they have feelings or opinions that are inconvenient. I'm not sure why I expected better from someone who is a member of the political party that typically works against women…

Totally agreed! Abrupt as it was, at least he isn't playing with my feelings and dragging things out if he had wanted to end it.

Sounds absolutely wonderful! I love that kind of day. Enjoy the rest of it!

Hi there - I'm sorry to hear what you are going through. As someone who just got dumped for expressing my feelings about something, I can relate. All I can encourage you to do is to hang in there - you definitely would not want to be in a relationship with someone who expects you to shut up and look pretty. I have…

Sending good thoughts as requested! I hope the interview yields the desired results. And that 2015 is a much better year for you. Keep us posted!

Happy Saturday, Jezzies! Rough week here, turned bullet-dodging, blessing-in-disguise better in the end, I think.

How unfortunate it is that I don't have a husband to advise me of the morality of my clothing choices. How else am I to know whether or not I am honoring God with the way I dress?!?!

No, not Neil Gaiman. Not quite that famous. (I'm not sure I could have resisted Neil Gaiman, though, even absent a lesbian/arrangement story!)

Alas, no, I'll keep that part of the secret. :) I'll reserve outing anyone directly for criminal/dangerous behavior and this was just really douche-y - tempting though. :)

Aw, thanks! It was 5+ years ago, but I'm always up for a sundae.

Sounds like he was the one who needed improvements then! What a jerk!

Ouch!!! (I'll admit, I'm dying to know what "improvements" he was suggesting though. A vague statement like that doesn't give you much to work with.)

Wow, where do I start with this one? I can think of several, such as:

No no no no no, I do not need this right now. Just when I was telling my trainer how I had, thus far, managed to get through the aftermath of my horrific, devastating breakup that happened earlier this week without turning to food.

Taking time to work on adulting skills is awesome! And likely necessary to be a great long-term partner. But you don't have to be a perfect adult just to date. I second the recommendation to try casual dating (instead of looking for a Relationship) if that is something that might appeal to you - the pressure is low,…

I'm so sorry - you definitely deserve better. As others have said, please don't blame yourself or think that you should have known to do otherwise. You spent five months figuring out that this is NOT the person you want to spend the rest of your life with - which is just what dating is for. He showed you that he is an…

Good evening, folks. Many thanks to those who provided so much support when I was upset last night about my family issues. I did talk today to the family members in question and firmly stated that (unless they had something complimentary to say) my looks were completely off limits as a subject of discussion. Also…

Totally agreed!!! In my case it's been around 5.5 years since my second marriage ended. During that time I've had lots of lovers, a handful of relationships (in the sense of seeing people regularly and having some form of emotional attachment), but nothing that's worked out to the extent of sharing my life with…