sabriel-old
Sabriel
sabriel-old

There are a lot of people defending romance novels here. I've read some good ones myself, but on the whole the genre has been disappointing. Even if the new stuff is less rape-y, it still has a lot of "chivalrous" alpha douchebags.

@WillHookforChipotle: It probably involves 3 or 4 pieces combined in different ways, as these things always do.

@toniperdido: My thought exactly. He looks like an elf straight out of Tolkien.

@Commentista: I hadn't noticed any of the other writers or editors responding to criticism, so I wasn't singling out Sadie. It's more that I think the policy around here is to sweep these things under the rug.

That reminds me, I need to clip my nails.

This... you are being sarcastic, right?

Jensen Ackles... can I just say... amen.

@BrilliantCorners: No, don't lower your standards, at least not permanently! You need to cover your feet of course, but you deserve to have something you love.

@rye.bread.: I did. The first pair got exchanged for the second pair, and the second pair... well, I was lazy and it's been too long, I think. They make a decent backup pair.

@Punkin: I'm with you. I had the same reaction.

@paddlepickle: Maybe people who have a lot of internalized sexism. They don't want to seem "whorish," even on a survey. People do lie. Even to themselves.

I would recommend that people consider winter sneakers, which are comfortable, inexpensive, and convenient. If most of your walking is going to be on mostly-plowed sidewalks and in parking lots, you don't need full boots.

@BrilliantCorners: Don't despair. I'm big. I'm tall and fat and have huge (size 12, really 12.5) feet.

@cookiecutter: From a long-term boyfriend I would expect something more personal and romantic for v-day. You have a point there.

@aloix: You're right, boundaries and ultimatums are different. I guess I was thinking of ultimatums about boundaries.

@trouble-bubble: Oh yeah, that happens. It has happened to me a couple of times.

It seems like your examples of ultimatums are all a specific kind: stop talking to _x_ person.