There’s an upside to this cultural change, though: you, too, can become someone who isn’t trying to couple up! It may seem frowned upon, but in earlier eras this just wasn’t an option for a woman. It was an issue of survival, much less social stigma.

I appreciate your vulnerability in writing all this.

“My family is royal, and her family, well, they don’t really even count.” Maybe the dis is totally justified—I wouldn’t know—but damn.

To be fair, “it’s the family that I suppose she’s never had” is a pretty aggressive snub. I suspect that Prince Harry actually does know her.  

Dumb question, but what happened to any rollercoasters that were in operation at the time? Were people safe being stuck on them for that long?

Yeah—my first response was to admire her for assuming “I messed up” rather than immediately screaming “you messed up.” I wouldn’t mind knowing more people like that.

Even better: she’s gay, and they were just bro-ing out. Dad didn’t like it, decided the solution was for them to get married, and was willing to pay.

I actually have heard this theory as well—that the most powerful people in fashion are gay men, who innately just aren’t that into female curves. So at best, they design clothes that flatter hangers. At worst, they’re so phobic of the typical female body that the entire industry rejects it and considers plus sizes, or…

Yes, and I cringe because it’s so embarrassing all over—no matter what they’ve written. That is why I never want to be recognizable on a dating app. Is there anywhere left, that isn’t Craisglist-shady, where you can meet people without revealing your name?