This is lovely. Thanks for sharing. I’m almost 30 and considering having kids on my own. I have yet to find one person who would have been a stable father and partner so fuck it. I feel like getting knocked up alone will put some of the pressure off to find a good man. If it happens down the line, amazing, and if not,…

Yep. I was VERY into him at first but when he opened his mouth about what he was looking for, all attraction was lost. 

Yeah I hear you. I started a business last year solely to be able to be a stay at home but working single mom. Kids are expensive but they aren’t half as expensive as people make them seem. There are ways to budget and skimp on the unimportant stuff. I was raised by parents o a major budget and while we were the only…

His comment was the straw that broke the camels back. I am the camel and after a decade of seriously dating in NYC I am DONE. Few brief relationships here and there, a LOT of casual sex partners, and a few major heartbreaks...I’m done with dating in the typical sense. I think it’s a good thing to admit when something…

Yes. Girl do it. I don’t want to be anyone’s mommy except my future children. I’m not their therapist, either. 

I’m glad he was honest. I feel a lot of men aren’t honest with what they’re really looking for. I live in NYC and these guys aren’t settling down until they’re 50. Unless they met their gf @ university or moved to the city with a partner, once they’ve gotten a taste of the tinder life....goners. 

The last date I went on, the dude told me, sincerely and vulnerably, that what he really wants is a secretary who he can fuck. Not a life partner partner. So that was my last date. I’ve taken my online profiles down and am seriously looking into my single mother options. Would love to adopt and have a bio kid. 

In the same boat. Very single but want to be a mom. I’m 29 and will probably find someone to knock me up and gtfo. 

Britney and Justin have been over for nearly 20 years. Holy shit I just felt my age. 

Yes. The world is imploding all around us and a foot massage with gong music is why all is lost. Gtfo.

Good therapist!!

But dude. She walked away feeling good. She didn’t want the person to stop holding her feet. It worked. She felt calm for a moment. Isn’t that worth a lot? 

But if it helps, why is it “woo”? Why is it any different than talk therapy or any of the thousands of ways people make themselves feel a little better? You don’t have to subscribe to everything they’re saying but they aren’t peddling meth or hurting anyone. Not once did this article say the meditation facilitators…

This is what stood out to me, too. It’s all terrible but being PRO animal cruelty is fucking psychotic. 

Waited in the car alone!!! This!! I have fond memories of waiting for what seemed like hours (probably 40 mins) in the car while my mom grocery shopped. She locked us in and I’m sure cracked the windows. We played with the steering wheel and pretended to go on trips to Disney world.

My parents were “free range parents” and we turned out just fine. We are 4 independent adults who don’t have anxiety when walking into a restaurant alone and are self sufficient. When I had just turned 17, my siblings were 15, 14, and 13, my parents sent us to Europe for a month with a few travelers cheques. My…

It’s called new young love. 

Reusable period underwear. I haven’t used anything else in probably 2 years. Sometimes an organic tampon (no bleach!) if I’m swimming. I love thinx for style but I’ve tried a few brands and they’re all good. And will look totally normal-ish when drying around a hotel room. 

Same. My parents literally threw us into those huge dumpsters outsides of schools and churches to retrieve useable stuff. We only have fond memories of this and never get sick as adults. I thank the garbage swimming, too.