The main thing that jumps to mind about civil marriages is the automatic protections and “privileges” that come from it, although the needs for them (in some states at least) are slowly changing. For example, job benefits. Health, life insurance, etc. with a civilly recognized marriage, couples don’t have to jump…

Lol, glad I’m not the only one!

Oh no, I’m so sorry you’re what I call “in the pit”… it can be so hard to see that there’s a way out, and every time I’m there I spend a solid chunk of time forgetting that there IS a way out. I’m absolutely convinced that this might be “it”, the time I never recover, and what do you know, the doctors are right and…

I mean, I’m not mad about this…? Maybe it helps that I was completely unaware of her existence up until now. But speaking as someone with a history of eating disorder and body dimorphism, I’m kind of figuring better late to the party than never, if it might help someone either recover from or avoid an eating disorder…

Yeah, doesn’t necessarily add up for me either… if third doses are riskier than covid (the periocarditis chances in younger men aside), then we’re dosing up and putting our vulnerable population and health workers in danger? I appreciate Fauci’s take on it, which is we should be working to prevent even “mild” cases.…

Haha, yep it sure does

Also… ** screams existentially into the void ** followed by downthread posts that un-selfconsciously “well actually” all of us into oblivion

The specific formation of Delta, no, but the foothold it has on us, yes. If our vaccination rates were high enough, Delta would not be spreading like wildfire right now. And for every person the virus spreads to, the more it mutates… and the more we risk something worse than Delta. As someone else pointed out, we’ve…

I totally understand your point, but if we’d had a higher vaccination rate, Delta wouldn’t have such a hold on us right now. It’s absolutely shameful that as a country we are squandering the opportunity to get a vaccine that the health folks are begging people to get, all while other countries are in desperate need.…

Due to divorce, (followed up by job loss), I’ve been renting for the past three years. It was a relief to not have any of the “big stuff” be my responsibility, but it’s time to go back to ownership. I love my apartment, but rent is always going to be going up (plus even in my fancy building, there’s nothing included…

Ah, ya beat me to it! A star for you

I got the Pfizer vaccine and had zero reaction to both doses, which honestly concerns me more than if I’d had the awful reaction my brother got. My immune system is lousy, and before lockdown and masking I would catch every cold and flu that drifted by me. (I have spent 99.9% of the past year and a half isolated in my…

This this this exactly. I’m fully vaccinated, which makes me less paranoid, but I also already have a terrible immune system and I truly fear getting long haul symptoms. I’ve already got enough other problems with my physical and mental health… my body does not need another set of issues. It also makes me a bit…

Ever had a fishy egg? The one time I bought pre-boiled eggs at the store (yes I know, total rip-off), I got one… had to spit it out right away and then eat something pungent. It tasted like I assume the liquid in fish oil supplements tastes. 🤢 Turns out that fishy eggs are actually a thing, one that I had managed to…

Beth thank you for this! I’m new to the exercise game, and part of my positive reinforcement was watching that score improve almost daily… and then suddenly it dropped. This info is encouraging :)

Yes, this! I’m so fortunate to have found my way into a company where the corporate culture actually lives up to the hype, and unlimited PTO is one of those areas that they’re true to their word on. I’m still getting used to the idea, but as someone who works at 100% all of the time (I have two speeds, lol, all on or…

I enjoy the 4th for the same reason I love thanksgiving… extra family time! I’m blessed to have an amazing family and we spend as much time together as possible, because we know that you don’t get to pick your family, so we’re incredibly fortunate to all get along so well!

You’re the first person I’ve come across that has adenomyosis too! I didn’t even know it existed until I finally got a hysterectomy at 40. For a decade, I described my pain to doctors as feeling like small animals were clawing my insides. The two GPs I’ve had over that time were both horrified and sent me to OBGYNs…

Nice work! I everything off  and my score is about the same

Funny story actually, when I’m struggling to sleep I’ll think of a random song, crank that sucker all the way up to eleven in my head and focus solely on the words and melody. Not sure why it helps, but it’s probably the repetition that does the trick. Usually it ends up being an annoying song, so maybe I’m just…