Yes. I asked him upstairs with the intent of sleeping with him. I just wanted to have a one night stand that evening and I thought that being clear and communicative about my desire beforehand was the best way to make sure that we both would have a positive experience.

I was raped two years ago by one of my fellow students.

She is the best.

See if there are any psych master's/PhD/doc students who need to get hours done or who wouldn't mind going off-book if she needs help and doesn't want to go through official channels. I did something similar when I didn't have insurance. Also consider seeing someone yourself that you can talk to and get the support…

Tell all your friends. :)

Can't speak to the prevalence of the neo-nazi scene now but pro tip from someone who learned this in Vienna in '04: brown shoelaces on docs/chucks=neo nazis; red shoelaces=anti-fa/commies/anarchists.

This surprises me, given that the Lands of the North are usually way more into the concept of a non-gendered childhood.

From his blog:

All the hugs.

I've come across a few like cew-smoke in my time in the dating pool as well. It's a sucky situation for sure. I only say that apparently both my auntie's unfortunate choices were also straight-up shady-ass wife-beaters. The systems of patirarchy and this fun kind of neo-liberal crapitalism can spawn some shitty…

There's an equal opportunity term in the water called "Starter Husband" which is defined far less insidiously: a first husband, married in youth and divorced not long after, esp. relationships without children. I just married my starter husband at 18 to get away from my family.

I think I'm finding myself at the same place... after a decade of dating and two broken engagements I should probably stop doing what I'm doing if I want different results.

Fair enough. I'm all for consensual fun of any kind, but yeah. That was gross.

Yeah. Apparently it exists. If you're in a bad mood, I wouldn't recommend reading this thread.

I've been 115 lbs up to 185 lbs and everywhere in between over the past 5 years. I rarely got any comments when I was heavy; I was invisible to the world. As a slender woman, my body is now apparently public property; people feel free to catcall, strangers approach me on the street and tell me to eat a cheeseburger or…

Agreed. I love how John Oliver brought a more internationalist bent to the show. I think his experience as a immigrant in the US really shows through in his commentary and offers a new kind of depth to the show that will stay.

Why am I not surprised that this commercialized crap spawned in Florida?

Our regional dialects should use diacritics and graphemes. I'd love to see the difference between a Tæxan and a Yüper on paper.