I actually had someone tell me the other day and full blown start arguing with me that "I could care less" means they dont care. Ugh. This is all I had to say to them.

You said you didn't want to raise your baby alone, but sweetie you already are alone. He's not present when he's drinking or drunk and he leaves you for a week when he's called on his behavior. I'm so sorry you're going through this. But you're brave to be taking care of business. Leaving him is the right decision,…

Men are proud of their battle scars; we should be proud of ours.

he should move out March 1st. If you guys discussed it, you both know that's the way it should be. He'll have to be accountable for himself, and you'll have to make him be accountable, if you intend to continue some sort of relationship aside from co-parenting. (If you have a different friend who'd be at all…

The only thing better than a friend to help you through it is a friend who knows exactly what you're going through and is helping you through it! That's invaluable.

"...we don' t know what mature women are supposed to look like..."

Some of us DO know! And LOVE IT (them). My number one (and, I think, ONLY) 'rule' for sexiness is, "You must be comfortable in your own body" — regardless of what YOU think your body looks like. If you like you, I'm pretty sure I (and many others)…

Hugs to you and doing the right thing for yourself and your baby.... as a recovering alcoholic myself, I can tell you that you won't be able to stop his drinking...he's got to hit his bottom before he (hopefully) seeks recovery. Standing firm and making him realize what he's losing may help him find his…

That's great to hear. I have a good friend who is helping me through this. She has three kids who are young adults now, which she raised alone because her ex was an alcoholic. Her family is beautiful and she did a great job with them. That and your story gives me hope that even if I have to give up the dream I…

This is a tough situation. As someone who worked in a homeless shelter for recently sober women, I can tell you one thing for sure, you cannot will an addict into being better. I know that it's a hard thing to accept but it is the reality. Your boyfriend is accountable for the choices he makes, and he has to choose to…

Women who are healthy enough to ovulate can make babies until they stop ovulating due to age — which varies due to things like genes, life nutrition, and illness, but generally happens late in life. Very young women face a lot more risks in pregnancy and childbirth. Neither of these facts support some kind of…

So sorry you're going through this. My mom was in the exact same situation at your age (although the problem wasn't drinking) but she stayed until after I was born hoping the baby would make him change. Spoiler alert: it just magnified the issue and she ended up moving out. I know it's insanely hard to do what you're…

Thank you. I am trying to make the right decision for my baby. I have moments of strength when I am confident that I'm doing the right thing, but then periods of profound sadness. I do know I never want my kid to see their Dad drunk, especially not once or twice a week. I'm trying to remind myself that these 9…

You're generalizing men. And you seem to be confused about what the child-bearing years for women actually are. Women can have babies well into their forties. Regardless, I know dozens of men that are attracted to older women, and also a lot of men that are attracted to other men. And also men that aren't attracted to …

How old are you? No, seriously. Because you are very wrong that women are somehow innately attracted to older men. It's not uncommon to see women with older men, for a variety of reasons. But women are no different from men in terms of liking people in their physical prime when it comes to sheer hotness. When I was…

Please don't feel sorry for us olds who don't have guys giving us "attention" any more. Hitting 35 and realizing that I could occasionally do things on my own and be left in fucking peace - blessed, beautiful peace - was the most exhilarating experience of my life.

Actually, no. That's a common (and dangerous) misconception. The point of life isn't to reproduce, but to ensure the survival of one's genetic material. There's a huge difference, and the fact that you do not know this means you're seriously under qualified for this discussion.

If reproducing was the sole purpose of a…

I just caught the other part of this twerp's reply to me. This is the bizarre thing about the teen evopsych maroons: it's like they're actually physically blind to anyone who isn't within five years of their own age.

Conditioned, not evolved.

Yup, that's what bodies do after you've had two babies and lived for 40+ years. The fucked-up part is that airbrushing is so routine that we don' t know what mature women are supposed to look like.

Let's say her request for a protective order is granted. So what? He hasn't been charged or convicted of anything. The standard for granting these orders is abysmally low. In fact, they're usually handed out like candy just for the asking.