I really want to thank you for sharing. My teenage daughter just had her first experience with pressure and regret with a boy, in her case being worn down and kissing a boy to get him to stop seeming so sad and pathetic. I talked to her about never doing anything she doesn’t want to do and that building him up isn’t…

I think that men are also less embarrassed of the fact that it’s a big fake show. They feel entitled to it. They are used to women catering to them. To them it’s probably just a relief that they don’t have to talk to a woman for hours to get her to take her top off. They can just pay her.

That was the exact point I made elsewhere. Also, bear in mind that, at a gay strip club, none of the guys will have a problem receiving male attention or performing for them, even if they are straight (which, actually, plenty of them are). At a male strip club for women? Yeah, if the stripper is progressive and/or not…

Yes very similar situation! Thank you for sharing. He grew up in a navy family, divorced, christian (not religious) and v fiscally conservative. He sort of tricked me into thinking socially progressive, but that may have been just to get into my pants. He was very convincing though. *ugh* (we happened to bond over…

First, don’t internalize this as some huge personal failing on your part. It is not. Almost every young woman has made a very, very poor choice of lover. Regretting an experience is a common female experience. You are not alone. Creeps like this guy seem to have a radar for recognizing when a young woman is unsure of…

Why? People say the same shit when erotica for women is created, that somehow only men are interested in sexy stuff. Not everything is made for men.

I have some strong issues with the breakfast club. I had no idea what it was until my local radio station started airing it. The first sho I listened to, the guest speaker was a minister. I don’t care to look up. Here’s their talking points.

Can i just say all this just disgusts me. Im not american so I dont have the religious connotation surrounding sex for pleasure. But it sounds like so many people in relationships have to, must have sex with their partners sooner or later regardless of their mood. Im single and I can wake up tomorrow and say “hey i…

Liking or hating where you live is as important as liking or hating your job. Having now twice moved to somewhere I hate for jobs I didn’t end up liking enough to offset that, I feel like I wish I had been less career-ambitious and more holistic in my decision making.

What you said about “in laws driving you nuts (said with love!)“ totally resonates!!! Having just come from dinner at my in laws, I can enthusiastically say, “WORD!” I love them, but they can drive me bonkers.

I can’t really give you any advice, but I want to put my 2 cents in here to say that I am a contractor without benefits, and when I injured myself at work, that was it. No worker’s comp, no disability benefits, no unemployment insurance. I am fortunate to live in Canada where my health care is at least covered. But…

Okay, I know this is from the early eighties, but 1982 and 1979 were basically the same thing.

No, most people didn’t eat more than us. They ate tiny portions and rarely ate junk food. I was just a wee Snazzie then, but what I wrote was what my mom ate alot. She didn’t weigh anything because she wasn’t dieting, but she ate like a bird and walked everywhere. Even my dad only ate one piece of chicken, he just got…

Lots of available speed.

If you’re planning on kids, IMO you won’t regret being where the better schools are.

Pretty sure the answer is going out dancing, no internet, and lots of cocaine.

Your current salary will go a lot farther in your current location. Chicago burbs are not cheap. I love it here, but fuuuuuuck. If you could negotiate cost of living increase as well as the consideration for taxes and insurance, then it would be more even.

Oh! I know this one! They smoked alot and didn’t eat. Cup of coffee for breakfast; small lettuce salad (no cheese), 1/2 cup cottage cheese for lunch; 1 chicken leg, 1/2 cup canned green beans for dinner, no dessert. Stuff like that. If it makes you feel better, we’re healthier now.

My mother had these little pills that kept her very thin and very crabby. She alternated the pills with cigarettes. Thankfully, she quit both in her thirties and became a pleasant, normal mom. She is in her seventies now, still in pretty decent shape, as in she is currently painting the outside of their two-story…

You know, in all honesty, I think the dancing part was huge. Everyone was dancing — and no question, we walked a lot more.