I don't think anyone's against giving these kinds of safety tips. I think what people are annoyed with is that this is often the limit of "rape prevention" tips, and they're things that we hear all the time.

I am into getting photos, but only when I have asked for them. That's a pretty key thing. Something I haven't asked for is gross and weird and not sexy at all. Something I have asked for is flirty and fun and enjoyable.

I've used the craigslist personals a number of times, and it's not about desperation. It's about using the tools at hand to meet people. I've also used OkCupid, met people at events, and through friends.

The way I see it, people are free to spend their money on whatever obsession they like, but hopefully, good will come. He could have buried his money in a hole in the yard for all I care. There was no harm done here - only good, and a lot of it. Just because he provided a lot of money to the care and feeding of…

That's true! I just wanted to offer up a possible reason for the discomfort, but of course, there is no guarantee that a stay-at-home parent is necessarily more attentive or present.

I think part of it might be that if something happened to the girl, the stay-at-home parent would easily be able to drop everything and attend to a problem, whereas a working mom may have trouble with that (maybe her boss isn't understanding, maybe she'd lose her job, etc.).

Haha, me neither. I'm certainly no expert on kids, but yeah, I'd think that if your "punishment"/"deterrent" makes the kid think a game is being played and that's not your intent, you might want to rethink your current strategy!

Huh! Well, that's something I've never seen before. I wonder if the kid was too young to understand the whole "you did something and now someone else feels bad" thing?

When my dad was young, he was part of a "roast" in his department, and some of the attendees knew he'd recently had an infant daughter die. Some didn't. Some poor soul got up there and told a dead baby joke.

I think the response to tantrums should be varied, because not all tantrums are the same.

I agree. I seem to have so many "introverted" friends who expect a lot of understanding with very little communication. I'm supposed to just know what they need, because they are "introverted".

Who does things like that? Yep, gonna sleep with someone, then talk about how weird their junk is. It's so rude!

Yep, most of the dudes I've been with have been similar. They want to give, but not receive, ass play. If they think that because it's "gross", then I'm not really interested in sharing that experience with them. If it's because it's not pleasurable to them, okay, that happens (One of my partners gave it a try the…

Some women aren't interested in men's opinions at all, since some women are gay. Even if they aren't gay, some women just like dressing up for themselves, especially if they have a particular style, like rockabilly or EGL, they just enjoy the aesthetic and how it makes them feel. It might even be offensive to them…

His legs in the first set of pants is kinda trippy to watch when he dances.

I, for one, am so super-glad for all the people (namely men) who feel like this is a great venue to inform everyone of that they think is the most attractive. Because that's how data like this works! I'm glad to know what they think ladies should look like.

I once came home late after a terrible day and was really upset. I went into the kitchen and found a very long apology note from my roommate, who had mistakenly eaten a peach. She commented to her boyfriend that the peaches were good, he told her he didn't buy peaches, and she went out at 11:30 to find one (and did…

The thing is that reading about something and experiencing something are pretty different. I think many of us read up on and talk about new experiences before we have them to help prepare.

To be fair, adult braces are more common outside of the US, I think. I have a few friends with them now, because their families couldn't afford them as children.

I had a terminally-ill younger sister, and that was why I couldn't enjoy House. Rude, asshole, holier-than-thou doctors in real life make you feel small and awful. You don't want to try to argue with them to get better care, you don't want to admit you're having problems (because then they'll make fun of you for it…