I take it you're from the area? I went to UND, and while the city does have some variety in restaurants, it's not a huge place, so you kinda have to take what you can get.

That's how I feel, too. I identify as trans, because that's just been a thing my whole life, but it would feel like someone eroticizing some very painful stuff for me. I don't want it to be sexy and attractive because of that pain. It would feel dismissive and fetishy.

As advice to her own teenage self, sure, but as general advice (as the title implies), I can't say I feel it too well. I didn't have most of those experiences, and they would have come off as insincere to me.

Teenage me (and adult me, too!) agrees with you. They often say no. Sometimes, they say no not-very-nicely and embarrass you.

Thank you so much! I just want to treat her well and make her comfortable. I work from home and I only have one room in my apartment, so I'm usually here :) In three weeks, she's gone from hissing every time she saw me and hiding to napping on my floor in full view and letting me pet her a little (and hissing if I…

I'm a geographer, and it's more than just that! The basic geography is "the why of where", or stuff very similar to what you've listed. But we also learn cartography (though very few people use hand-drawn maps anymore, so much of it is digital), work with satellite imagery and its interpretation, predict and map…

Thank you! I'm a geographer, and you wouldn't believe how many people think it's just a "what's the state capital" thing.

It's so sad. People don't take them seriously, and treat it like it's just some amazing thing they get to experience, and I'm sure they feel so isolated. I hope he finds something that works.

Thank you! I mostly meant the mom - I'm trying to get her to trust me to handle the kittens :) If they toddle out, she gets anxious if I pick them up, but if I reach back to where she keeps them, she hisses. I want to show her she can trust me. She was a stray, I think, but maybe was once kept as a pet? She's not…

I am fostering a cat, and I wonder if you have any tips! She had kittens about two and a half weeks ago, and I want to make certain I don't push her too hard or ignore her, either. It'd be great to hear from someone with more experience.

It's possible, but honestly, if I don't move to where he is, I probably won't ever see him again. We aren't from the same place and we don't have plans to be in the same place.

This is also my tactic. I have found it to work very well, and honestly, I don't even need to take bras off to feel comfortable. It's so nice.

To be a little fair to your friend, having a baby or child present changes the dynamic of the outing, whether you're telling baby anecdotes or not, and sometimes, it's just not something you want to do.

The pretty standard stuff, I think. It should tell me something about the person writing to me, ask a question that can start a conversation, and that's really about it. "Hey, how are you?" isn't a good conversation-starter online, unless it's with a person you already know (to me, it seems like either a brush-off…

I disagree (for myself, of course!). My interest can be deflated by a terrible message. Someone who seems interesting/a good match who writes "hey how are you" is unlikely to get a response from me. Others may feel differently, but it suggests to me that conversation is going to be like pulling teeth, and that's…

Yeah, I know what you mean. I find my own period to be gross and I don't really want anything to do with it, and it would depend on why a partner found it gross. If it was just "well, that's a waste product and I don't want it in/on my mouth and fingers", okay, cool, we're on the same page. If it's "oh my god, icky…

Is that a stereotype about French men? I'm curious!

I'm not trying to be contradictory, just offering up my experience, but I'd way rather hear "I'm not feeling it," than get nothing. I'm temporarily upset, sure, and it hurts my feelings a little, but getting ignored makes me feel terrible. It feels so insulting and rude to me. I mean, I get over that, too, but I'd…

I'm no expert, but I always find it pretty rude. I mean, depending on how often you communicate, it could be obvious very quickly or it could be very drawn-out. If you were sort of into the person and weren't sure where things were going, you might wait some time before realizing you've been faded on. I think it's…

I spread out the buying throughout the year, not necessarily because I love Christmas, but because it's easier on my budget to do so.