No, they removed the smoke detectors and told someone who had never cooked before to make some mac and cheese.

Soup. Make big batches, and you'll have plenty of leftovers. Soup often tastes as good or better leftover. Freeze individual size portions. Soup is pretty forgiving, and you can usually just improvise based on whatever you have in your fridge at the time.

Last night the guy I've been dating came over and we made fresh pasta, so that was fun, and it turned out well. We made orecchiette. Tossed the pasta with pancetta and brussels sprouts.

It couldn't hurt to contact her. Tell her the truth, that you were going through some serious personal stuff. Also tell her you might need a little time, but you're still interested in possibly meeting up again sometime, if she is. Be prepared for rejection, but it's possible she was into you as well and might be…

Yeah, I hear you on that. Definitely try not to be too generic, because that's boring. I respond more to guys with profiles that convey personality and a sense of humor, so try not to be too serious. List stuff you like, not stuff you don't like. Talk about what you're passionate about. And since you're a guy (I'm…

Echoing Nunez's advice, with online dating, just take it slow and see what happens. Don't try to overthink* things or get too serious too fast with someone. If things go well, it could turn into a long-term relationship, but don't try to make it happen too soon.

I've made that Serious Eats pizza a few times now, following the instructions as written, and it's always turned out perfectly, so I don't think you need to change anything. Just my opinion.

I'll hold you to that.

Because you said please, I just sent it in!

I'm terrible at acronyms.

Dear Dan,

Skim milk is just water that's lying about being milk.

Yeah, I noticed there was something off in her voice this episode. I really hope she's okay.

"We've got laughs from coast to coast…"

There was an episode of Girl Meets World that was all about Topanga's transformation through the years. They showed clips of her in her more hippie days, and dealt with her guilt at having sold out by working for this law firm that does stuff she doesn't agree with morally. So they haven't retconned it. And yes, I…

That's not bad, but it helps to ask a specific question about one of their interests. Like, "I see you like [certain TV show], who's your favorite character? Mine's ___ because____." Or "Have you read ___, it's pretty similar to this other book you like." Etc. Or ask more about her job or more details about a certain…

Yeah, I can't imagine why any woman would respond to a "hey" message.

Overall, I probably masturbate about 5 times a week (although it varies a lot), but only maybe 2 out of the 5 times do I look at porn. It's usually not necessary.

What kind of opening message do you usually use? As a woman on OKC (in a big city), I get so many messages that I just don't have time to have tons of conversations going at once with everyone who might be a good match, even after filtering out all the generic copy/pasted messages. I usually at least try to look at…

Tinder's the worst. Have you tried any other dating sites?