And, in my opinion, that's exactly what the original "Sex and the City" was supposed to be about...the women who make a reasoned decision whether to stay and keep trying to live that lifestyle, or move out of New York, start over fresh, as a not-cool person, and find more possibilities of happiness. I'm basing this…

I'm a Methodist too. I'm glad you included that part about not believing "everything happens for a reason." Every time I go to a Methodist funeral, the preacher says "God didn't cause this to happen...we don't believe that in Methodism" or something to that effect. The Clutter family (In Cold Blood) were…

I think it's supposed to mean virgins are hideous, undesirable, and mock-worthy.

Here's my theory, for what it's worth. The best relationships don't always involve an intense longing that is all bound up with status and that sort of thing. Therefore, lots of people who are happy with the love of their life are still curious about long-ago exes and who their long-ago ex chose, because that kind…

All my exes have names like "Doug Smith" — impossible to stalk.

On the other hand, if you'd like to read a juicy account where the man left the beautiful actress on a popular show for another woman, I highly enjoyed "Happens Every Day" by Isabel Gillies.

We can laugh at the "chow mein" item, but there is growing research suggesting levels of lead are strongly linked to violent crime: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline

Ivan the Terrible's daughter-in-law was within her chamber, and not wearing enough petticoats to suit Ivan. Ivan started to strike her and his son came to her (his wife's) rescue. Whereupon Ivan the Terrible killed his own son.

I love this!

I agree with this. I don't know how many happily married women I know who say "I didn't like him at first." Don't just go by initial attraction or lack of it (unless you spot a glaring dealbreaker like rudeness, selfishness, alcoholism, etc.) Wait for attraction to grow—worked for me.

Aww don't be sad for me...I lucked out and have had a nice career writing. However, from the comments here, it looks like the middle-school ridicule of girls who are interested in science hasn't changed.

I'm old, so my comment is mostly irrelevant. But I was good in math. I was a National Merit scholar and only missed a perfect score on the GRE by 30 points. However, it was 1974. No one told me I could study those things. It was nurse, teacher, or wife. Women from higher social classes and more savvy families…

I love Lifehacker! Thanks for everything you did, and good luck.

GEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!! these guys just tell young girls to find them a victim and they comply? so the guy won't be "mad" and will still like them? I'm so sorry that happened to you. After you both finished growing up, did you ever talk to Cheryl about it?

I'm a woman. Also a feminist. You're this angry because I suggested a guy who's always getting friendzoned learn guitar? This equates with buying women and beating them into submission, because I suggested women are attracted to musicians? Alrighty then.

YIKES...I'm so sorry that happened to your friend.

WHOA...I did not know that.

Groups of guys have been getting away with this for a very long time. Read "Our Guys" by Bernard Lefkowitz.

The parents are convinced their little darlings could never do anything bad, because only poor people with off-brand clothes, bad skin, the wrong shoes, who live on the wrong side of the tracks do things like this. Next the parents will convince themselves the victim deserved it, because, again, their kids are…

Am I correct to infer that a young woman helped bring Jane Doe to the scene of the crime? Reason I ask. I read the book "Our Guys" by Bernard Lefkowitz a long time ago, and I seem to remember that some of the young women who liked the jocks looked down on the naive young women who ended up used by the guys, and (I…