With them being Yeezy, I was actually surprised that the price wasn’t 4 figures. 

The thing is, nothing we’ve discovered so far is “that great for recovery.” When you look at permanent abstinence and quality of life, the success rates are abysmal no matter what treatment, program or lack of either the person is using. We still try our best (I’m an addiction counselor and follow this research) but…

Oh hell yeah. My job is so emotionally draining that I try to approach just about every weekend as a self-care retreat.

Sounds cool! When you want to change it, get a badass fade or pixie, and then the growing out process will be very quick! Or change it at the same time as the chop, and dye it lavender or something. When your hair is super short, you don’t have to worry so much about damage from changing colors.

Wait, Jason Priestley has turned into a good actor? Where? 

Right?! What did they expect??

Nobody else interprets it as “f*** me one more time”? I think it was left intentionally ambiguous, but people were already talking about “hitting that.” A cheeky allusion to sex that pretends to be something else was totally on brand for her at the time...

Hey, I’m an addiction counselor. Congrats on your sobriety! The fact that you’re getting to meetings and found a good sponsor is AWESOME. Automatically, you have a large community of people you can ask for advice about this very thing. I hope you’ve already told your sponsor everything you posted here.

Nothing’s going on, don’t worry. I just have to make sure not to contact him impulsively. 

Have you seen the Instragram account “Grombre”? It’s like bodyposi for going gray!

I like this! Something I am not doing today, or at all, is contacting or social-media-stalking the dude I’m thinking about (he’s married). I’m also not spending any more money for the rest of the weekend, and not putting mental energy into work until I’m on the clock again Monday.

I’d love to hear more about your change of mind on it, because I definitely see it as “passive and avoidant.”

This is true of barre studios too, and many yoga studios. Go for the workout, stay for the male-free environment. 

The sign is leading by example. 

Needless to say, there’ll be a t-shirt that says

Been there. You’re welcome. 

This does sound scary, but breathe deep—you’re ok now. You didn’t tell him even generally where you live, and you GTFO. Your instincts served you well. I’m so glad it ended when it did. 

Her comment implies that he’s not attracted to her because he’s gay. It’s a very old and embarrassing joke to make: “A member of the opposite sex doesn’t think I’m hot? Must be gay.”

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN “OLD SOUL.” Some people are exceptionally immature for their age, but I have yet to meet anyone who is truly wise beyond their years. Even people who go through very difficult things at a young age, are still observably young. Wisdom and perspective have no shortcuts. I am 36 and would…

This kind of exchange (with an ex) is why the No Contact Rule is so often recommended. With no contact—truly, none—there’s no possibility of falling for shit like that. I’m a huge proponent of No Contact. With one ex who just kept putting me one-down every time we talked, I even got to the point of not saying hi when…