I was truly annoyed by the part about how she wouldn’t warn younger woman she mentors about creepy dudes because she’d worry it was patronizing. I don’t know abut the rest of you, but there have been a few times in my career when someone told me a specific guy was weird around women and I was never anything but…

You can be antagonistic and competitive toward women in general, and still love one woman in particular. It’s not a contradiction.

Also, she was with Josh from high school. She never had a lot of time as a single woman to figure out what she liked. Maybe she always knew there was a little romantic buzz for women but never had the motivation to act on it before ?Beth?. I’m not bothered by it.

So ... that was a lot of fuss over nothing you can’t hear on Fox & Friends every morning. I never thought Republicans would try to bring down the entire FBI this way.

Wording there wasn’t clear, but Silas means “man of the woods.”

Not necessarily. If his experience was like Eleanor’s, it’s possible that the changes he made as a result of Michael and Gen’s push had him take a different job. It had been a year before Eleanor showed up at his office; that’s more than long enough to get a new job and move to Australia.

I’ve been unable to sleep because of a dripping sink before. Repetitive noises are incredibly annoying to some people, and I don’t think she was so messed up that she would have passed out regardless.

I feel like I can answer the last question. If she was pissed off at her husband and her friends, asking them for help might have felt humiliating. I can see her deciding to move the boat on her own just as an outlet for some of her energy.

I don’t know a lot about this case, but wouldn’t someone who was thrashing around in the ocean trying not to drown also end up with bruises and such? How do they know she was injured before she fell in the water?

My opinion depends on who issues the invitation and what it says. If my office goes out to lunch as a group for Coworker Bob’s birthday, I’d assume I was paying for myself and part of Bob’s lunch. But if Bob sends out formal invitations and calls it a birthday party, to me that implies he and his family are paying for…

I’m sorry that happened to you. I didn’t mean to sound like I thought using our words would entirely stop rape.

I think I get it. So basically, you sound like you’re saying it gets exploitative if the FinDom is just thinking about getting stuff, and not considering things like “Can this guy afford everything he’s giving me? Is he in a mental state where he should be choosing a relationship like this to begin with?”.

I don’t feel like that’s a fair comparison. Amy said that while Aziz was her friend, she sympathized with the woman, and that men and women both needed to work on the issue of consent. Her statement isn’t the most articulate thing in the world, but it’s compassionate to everyone involved. I see no problem with it.

No, but you can only control your own actions — and that includes teaching yourself to say “that hurts,” “don’t touch me,” “I’m calling a cab,” etc.

I was thinking that too. Actual domming sounds exhausting, but I’d write some nasty emails for $50 a pop.

I’m not sure I understand your objection? If people are getting paid for it, of course they’re doing it to make money. That’s why it’s called sex work and not sex hobby.

It’s okay. Honestly we were more Facebook friends than anything, and it’s been a few years since he passed. Seeing the reactions to Salling’s death are just bringing it up, you know?

I appreciate that story.

I had a high school acquaintance kill himself in a very similar situation. There’s a real mix of emotions — as much as I’m angry on behalf of the children he hurt, I’m also grateful he can’t do it anymore and sad about the wasted life. I feel the same about Salling, though obviously without the personal connection. I…

Thanks, appreciate the explanation. I agree that it’s absurd that the second father can’t adopt the boy, especially if a heterosexual parent in a similar situation could. Going by the legal parents seems both more sensible and less invasive than trying to track which sperm combined with which egg.