I can't say that I have a huge number of partners, but I don't think it's that small, either. I've had regrets, but the thing is, you can have regrets no matter what you do. Do I wish I hadn't slept with some of my partners? Sure. But dating them and "waiting" wouldn't have necessarily saved me. Instead, it might…

I don't really get the pranking-kids-so-they-cry thing, because it seems like crying children are pretty unpleasant, so why bring it on? It seems kind of mean to play a trick on them that they literally can't understand, but then again, I'm not much of a kid person, so I probably don't get it.

I got to hold one of the week-old kittens I'm fostering! Their eyes just opened, the shelter came and checked on them and gave them a clean bill of health (and said they are fat and beautiful). The mom sometimes lets me pet her, so I'm pleased.

I'm fostering, too! I have a mother and kittens. It's my very first foster (and to be honest with you, really, it's my first time taking care of a cat other than catsitting/living with someone else's cat), and she gave birth in my apartment. I am constantly worried that something's wrong and she's miserable and…

I am still hoping that after school programs finish, I can reunite with that particular ex. We were wonderful, very happy, very well-matched, and we broke up because long distance over 4 years is a TERRIBLE plan. We're both nearly 30 and trying to juggle all this shit, and while I know it probably won't work, I…

I guess I'd ask why it doesn't count. Is reading, for example, fanfiction, really so different from reading romance novels? Is reading an opinion essay that much different than reading anthologies about that same topic?

I can't help but disagree here, at least a little. I don't want to give everyone a shot, and not everyone needs to give me a shot, either. Sometimes, you know very early on that this person won't work romantically. Sometimes, it's a big thing, sometimes, it's a little one.

To be fair, there just may not have been attraction there. I've had that happen - perfectly nice people, but no chemistry. Just because two people are single, get along, and are attracted to members of each other's sexes doesn't mean they're actually compatible romantically/sexually.

I wrote this above, but are physical books the only things that count as "reading"? I rarely read books, to be honest, but I'm a student and I read a lot of academic papers. I honestly don't think I know anyone who never reads, though I do know a number of people that don't read many books.

No, I completely agree. I was an extremely ambitious reader when I was younger, but I rarely read books anymore. I feel like people use "reader" as shorthand for intelligent, insightful, and interesting (alliteration!). Though really, it's not what you're consuming, it's how you're using it in your life. If you've…

I love weird-flavored shit. I have very much enjoyed flavored vodka! Peppers and fruits and candies and peanut butter, yes, please!

I can be pretty shy, but I think that my partners generally know when I want something and when I don't. I get embarrassed about asking things, but if verbal signals are too difficult/embarrassing, you can come up with other ways (a head nod, a hand signal, something else) and it can be agreeable that way, too!

Does anyone actually believe that? I certainly wouldn't. It sounds like a crappy excuse for not wanting to admit something, which in this case would be exactly that.

I used to work for a conservation-based NGO with adult volunteers, and now I'm back in school. The school doesn't care what I look like, though, because I'm either in front of a computer with data, or I'm in the field. Someday, I might have to change it, but for now, I'm letting it stay :)

I am female, but one is about all I want. After that, I'm really tired and I don't really want to continue so much.

I love all the Sansa love in these threads. I am no fan of Game of Thrones, and I really tried to get into it. I watched some of the TV series and read the first book, and it's just not for me. But the only character I was interested in was Sansa. Like many other people pointed out, she's very real. She's an…

The oil lamp my family had (because apparently, we are time travelers) had a wick that operated with a wheel - you raised and lowered it as necessary, so that it didn't burn the wrong way. Since these wicks are just chilling with no support, it's likely that they will burn down, through the cap, and extinguish…

Remember when he got outed? And how suddenly, he cared about privacy and safety? Ah, yes. I remember that.

Oh, chair guy. You are the most pretentious person I've seen in ages.

You sound like a really good friend.