Just wanted to say this discussion has been really interesting, and your comments were very well-thought-out and nuanced. This stuff isn’t super black and white, and it’s compelling to talk/think about (and NEEDS to be talked/thought about) so thanks for the read.

MARIA BAMFORD!!! Can’t forget her!

Good god, save us all from that.

Awww. :)

It definitely depends on the kind of dude. I’ve dated a lot of shyer, bookish dudes, and they’re usually pretty happy to have the pressure taken off of them to be the one to approach first!

I’m not on the dating scene either so my info only comes from the people I know, but yeah they do all seem to be on Tinder. However, it seems most people don’t actually use it for their primary source of dating? Like, they tend to keep a profile but not make actual contact through it very often. OkCupid is definitely…

That’s a good point. People do communicate different via texts and chats than they do face to face. I like that you mentioned the thing about the connection seeming more tenuous as well because that’s important. Look at how people troll people online and say things they would never say in real life. There are many…

Interesting. I don’t think it’s not socially acceptable to pair off in your 20s anymore though. Maybe people are doing it less (which is probably good, most everyone I know from my hometown already had one divorce under their belt when they were 25. I’ll be turning 28 in a bit to give an age range.), but I don’t think…

Damn. My sympathies, buskerdoo. I think that last sentence is very relevant to my friends. It seems everyone who is dating right now is kind of floundering in this weird grass-is-greener, miscommunication, absorbed-in-ADD-technological-communication thing. I hope that makes sense haha. It looks to me like the movie…

Ahhh, okay. Yeah that purity stuff for me always reminded me of how Buffy would always portray casual sex and also alcohol as being these horrible things. I don’t mean that the shows themselves were similar, but rather for both of them I would always be surprised because they had liberal, awesome show runners and…

Man, as much as I want my relationship to continue to work for more nice, loving reasons (like I love him and would be crushed if we ever stopped making it work) sometimes I read comments like this or hear similar things from my friends and end up thinking “My God, it has to work because I cannot be out in whatever…

Yeah, I think it’s probably the laziest one. Most others are things you only notice if you’ve watched the show a ton, but they totally could have explained the Mick/Kirk thing if they wanted. I mean, Kirk is a super weird, quirky dude. I could easily buy him giving some Kirk-esque explanation for why he introduced…

And re: Kirk, he’s “Mick” the DSL guy and then the no name swan guy for some reason before he’s ever introduced as Kirk (which I’m sure you know, just adding to the list for fun).

Hello from across the state! Pittsburgher here (not Yinzer though, I’m a transplant).

I would too. I’ve wanted a “fat is freedom” one for a long time too. I need to start an Etsy shop.

“Let the women eat” should be on a t shirt.

Oh yeah! The Humphrey family especially!

I have zero idea what she means by “monogamy problem”.

Agreed! Besides, I do know chicks who eat like Lorelai and Rory, sit on their asses, and are thin as hell. I envy them greatly!

Omg early 2000s Xtina outfits were so fucking insane.