For fuck's sake, it's a fucking optical illusion, not a civil liberties issue...

I did like "A Rogue by Any Other Name," so IDK. You might try a couple contemporary novels. "Sugar Daddy" by Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorites. I loved "Attachments" by Rainbow Rowall ("Eleanor & Park").

Paint is your best friend in this situation. You can paint whatever doesn't match your colors.

It totally does!

I think you just need to find the romance genre you really like. I love Regencies, but I can't stand anything else. Which ones did you try?

My boyfriend grew up lower middle class, and I grew up below the poverty line. But, his family didn't value education and mine did very much. His family watches TV and plays video games for entertainment. My family goes to museums and reads books. His family eats out all the time (to the detriment of their…

That's a fascinating graphic. According to it, I am solidly middle class (work as a secretary, more than 1 year of college, 40k/year, with little wealth). It's fun to play with it and figure out what would technically make me upper middle class.

My best friend has completely different themes and colors for her house. One room is steampunk with browns; her dining room is red/black/white, etc. There's no continuity, and she has stuff EVERYWHERE. So many knick-knacks! But she grew up super poor, and god help her, it shows.

I just bought my first "almost new" car ever (had 7,000 miles on it), and I just felt kindof "eh" about it. I can't help but feel like it's wasted money, even though it does make my life lots easier.

What an incredibly exciting opportunity! I'll keep my fingers crossed for Sonia.

Oh my goodness. I'm so sorry. That sounds horrifying. :(

This guy sounds like a winner...

Oh man. I feel bad for your younger self, but I'm so glad it turned out OK for you. Thank you for sharing your story!

Oh man. That sounds rough. :(

I know, right??

I am not your sweetie.

You are just a bundle of joy, aren't you??

Look on the bright side — some commenters who didn't know health insurance covers abortions may find out theirs does!

Wow! That's so inexpensive!!

I don't even watch it... I was just pointing out the error in the freaking post. *eyeroll*