Given the shadow profiles they keep on people who have no account, I think it’s safer to assume the do facial recognition on everyone always.

I grew up pre-gay marriage with a lot of family friends who were gay and in longterm relationships, often with children. The amount of legal paperwork they’d carry day-to-day, and the decisions they’d have to make about traveling for fear of not being recognized as partners (or parents!) during medical emergencies was…

The “Missing stair” analogy:

letting her be stuck in a lie where she has no autonomy over her body

People with OCD?

Other benefits:

Tel Aviv. It’s very rare for any restaurant not to have outdoor dining. Not having it seems to be a thing with higher-end restaurants.

I had to get over the fear of her “rejecting me” and to ask her for sex when I wanted it. Sometimes, she says no. Once I understood that it had nothing to do with me, that was fine.

What sacrifice did you make to the rental gods for your good fortune this year?

What’s old is new.

I can totally fix my SE into most of my back pockets. The front ones, however, are fake.

Maybe the EU can fine phone companies for discriminating against women who want phones that fit in their jean’s pockets?!

At least livers regenerate nicely!

And the best free period tracker there is!

Thanks for this!

While I know women who have never been stalked or threatened, I don’t know a single women without a friend (real friend, not just FB connection) who has been.

My current loan servicer lost my Income-Based Repayment annual reapplication and instead of paying $0/month, I got a notice that my monthly payments were increased to nearly double my entire income for last year. I’ve supposedly been put on an “administrative deferment” while this gets fixed, but there’s been no…

Several years that also included abusive, controlling behavior to prevent her from cheating, and the whole thing with May Pang.

I think John and Yoko might fall under the “have a heart attack next week” category of fidelity.

In college I became a devoted tulip-lover because three yellow or orange bulbs were enough to brighten up my living space like magic, and my local florist was happy to sell bulbs singly to students rather than by bouquet. (Plus, I a was taking a course on Maria Sibylla Merian and the intersection of science and art…