One night, I was trying to get into my own apartment rather late, and the locks had been jamming. I was fiddling with the locks for ten minutes, not knowing if my roommate was home (we don’t talk much, so I barely know her and I couldn’t call her or anything). Suddenly, the door swung open, and she was on the other…

I am entirely not shocked by this. I’ve been thinking that some of it’s leaked through in the Kitchenette posts, but I don’t read it so often.

I think it's all about what you're going for. If you're camping and you have to carry every item over hills and valleys, then yeah, it's very important to be able to pack well. But if you're going and staying in a hotel/with friends, then bring what makes you comfortable!

Hostels are great to save money, but I really like being able to have privacy. I hate the feeling of always being surrounded by people, and I worry about things wandering off, you know? Most people are just fine and nothing bad will happen, but sometimes you find that shady character.

Wet paper is seriously awful. I feel you.

Admittedly, I am not a big backpacker. I am a sweaty, sweaty person, and more than one day in the same shirt is noticeable. I am unwilling to be The Smelly Person, so I don't wear most things (jeans and jackets are the two that I can wear multiple times without The Stink) without washing in between. I've done…

I agree that it’s best to make it known. I can’t say I am Cool or Chill or whatever, and definitely not right away. I like to set the boundaries at the outset and deal with them from there. For example, if I want a casual relationship, that’s what I say, and if said person isn’t looking for that, it’s a mismatch and…

This is one of the finest things I have ever seen.

It’s the same for me. I honestly find them rather sexy.

I’m from the Midwest, too! I have a certain fondness for it (a lot of my mannerisms/speaking patterns and ideas of politeness come from there), but I’m really glad to be away. It lets me appreciate what is nice (certain family and friends, some of the bigger city that I was near, the peacefulness of the countryside)…

I move a lot, and while I usually go through school/work, a number of my friends have not. It can work out, but it can also be a a big disaster when it doesn’t (depending on your own circumstances, such as how you got there, the cost of moving there/back, etc.). I would strongly recommend against moving with no plan…

To each their own! I see doctors who haven’t experienced what they’re treating often enough (mental health professionals), so I guess that feeling spills over to other areas.

If he didn’t agree, I wouldn’t have slept with him, and that would have been like, really terrible for him, because he wanted sex.

I do the same! And weirdly enough, it was a dealbreaker for someone... and he lied about it. Like, he pretended that he wasn’t a person who picketed abortion clinics, which he most certainly was. We had a few conversations about abortion, and while I knew he wasn’t the most comfortable with it, he agreed with all my…

The sex of the gynecologist doesn’t really matter to me, to be honest. I know lots of people prefer women, which is fine, of course! I feel like medical training is probably sufficient, whether the person is male or female. My best gynecologists have been men, and other than this story, my worst have been women, so I…

I’ve always found comments like this very strange. Maybe she thinks she looks good. Not everyone has the same standards.

Wow, man. That is so rude. I mean, what, are you supposed to change a diaper on a shuttle (and I bet on a packed shuttle, everyone would totally appreciate that)? That would have people complaining, too! There’s no winning. Besides, I think it’d be better to wait (especially if it’s only 15 minutes and you’ll be…

You’re exactly right! I have vaginismus, but it took a while before I was diagnosed, because I saw gynecologists like this guy who didn’t take anything I said seriously. I said it a few times, but this commenting section managed to know my problem even better than the doctors I saw! What a world, right? :)

Oh no! I’m sorry to hear about it. Vulvodynia sounds really difficult and terrible. I actually have vaginismus. I’m glad that you’re feeling better, though! I hope it continues to get better somehow.

Aww, thank you :) I was so embarrassed and upset that all I wanted was just to leave. It was actually my partner at the time who convinced me I needed to file a complaint. It was just so embarrassing that I wanted to ignore it, but he said that it should be done (and he was right!).