Deleted because people get irrationally angry when I say what I said and I don’t feel like dealing with it today.

I always buy older cars and am invariably ten years behind in automotive technology (I just last year got a car with a CD player.) When I had to rent a car recently and saw the automatic headlights, rear camera, and all that jazz I said “No wonder people can’t drive for shit anymore - this thing almost drives itself!”…

...and always give yourself plenty of space to stop if you need to.

Don’t go into academia. If we didn’t interrupt each other, no one would ever say anything. I learned how to interrupt at work except it spills over.

I don’t feel any less weird and neurotic about my extreme discomfort with non-intimates touching me, but the news about Massage Envy made me more comfortable with being weird and neurotic about people touching me.

And the comment made me feel like a small person because I wasn’t big enough to feel embarrassed for the OP - I was just laughing at her. But then she won my respect with her response to the gaffe.

I found your reaction disproportionate. And it just took me three tries to spell disproportionate. :)

That show gave me the heebies jeebies even before I became aware of the allegations. (As did Piven himself.)

Admit it, own it, funny gif. This is how adults recover from a super minor mistake. Well done.

You’re the one that sounds like an asshole here.

You’re a better person than me. I’m just laughing.

They think I’m super dedicated to fitness because I go on long walks while I’m there. When I’m really just getting away from them.

I’ve never seen that on a profile, but if I did I would assume the individual would not be interested in a long term relationship with a gentile.

I now want to go to my profile to add “BTW, I love yams but can take or leave sweet potatoes” just to see what happens.

42, F, single, no kids and don’t want any. I’d consider this information a plus.

CILT was one at my old job and I never saw it written without my eyes switching the middle letters.

“Swapping war stories” is a thing my profession, which is in no way related to the military. I haven’t yet, but it’s a just a matter of time before I say something like “Was anyone shooting at or otherwise trying to harm you? No? NOT A WAR STORY.”

It smacks of that MRA “using makeup is the same as lying” BS.

I’ve reviewed a number of cover letters in my time and if someone is applying for a lateral move, I really want to see a mention as to why. Even if just “I feel it’s time a change for scenery.”

I’ve interviewed for many jobs in my profession and also been on the hiring end many times. I’ve never seen anyone in my field get a position from either unsolicited applications nor connections. “This isn’t Nam; there are rules.” The job has to be posted, HR has to review the applications, there may a period where…