For me, it was probably the drunk guy who peed on my foot at the Faith Hill fairgrounds concert when I was 12.

I’m sure you’ve thought of this, but being a trans person myself (and therefore paranoid), I hope your friends are cool with you outing them.

Many people have replied to me to say this! It’s very good information to have, and I didn’t know about it before I posted :)

I didn’t know before posting! But I’m glad that people mentioned it. It makes sense to me. Admittedly, I’ve never had trouble getting my bag up, either (I often put it under the seat in front of me, whenever I can), so I never had to ask.

I didn’t know that before posting, but I’m glad people mentioned it! It makes good sense. :)

Wow, how rude! I’m glad someone else helped you.

Oh, yes! Agreed that once you’re in the plane, asking for a flight attendant to push their way through would definitely not be most people’s favorite choice! I was thinking if one was near you or something, but I didn’t make that clear :)

This isn’t snark, I promise. Why not just ask your “chosen mark” or flight attendant if they can help you? I know some people can be jerks, but I would think most people would just want your bag out of the way so they can go sit down, if nothing else.

Any repetitive noises that you can’t control are really irritating, especially in your own home. It sucks that you can’t blast music, have loud sex, or thump around your apartment without bothering others, but that’s the cost of shared space.

Wow, that’s really cool to see! It was nice to hear her talk about it, too, because who doesn’t want a job that they love doing?

That’s awful. I can’t imagine how anyone thinks it’s funny to make kids feel embarrassed about puberty. Isn’t puberty kind of... awkward enough? Most people are pretty self-conscious and feel embarrassed already, and to comment, or worse, to touch, is just suggesting that you never want any kind of decent relationship…

I’m the same. A little part of me wonders if I’m a hideous beast (and part of me also knows that I’m probably a pretty solid 4 or 5 on the 1-10 scale), but most of me is just relieved that I’ve never had to deal with this garbage.

I used to find the idea of a lifelong best friend to be really appealing. I thought that I really wanted someone who had shared everything with me, but I never managed to keep a “best friend” for more than a few years.

I came here to post this. I agree.

I was shocked to learn how many people do not want to know if someone’s cheating.

No, I agree, actually. It really bothers me when people use sweeping cultural statements. People are not their country or their culture, and everyone is different from the “standard” somehow. I think it’s rude to see someone as a stereotype related to skin color, nationality, or other trait as very rude.

Maybe he’d just moved in recently or preferred to keep his personal items out of the main room or not immediately visible. Some people keep things inside cupboards or things like that, because they don’t like the visual clutter or it helps keep them more organized.

I think my 15-year-old self would be mostly satisfied with what I’m doing. My goals haven’t changed that much and I got to do some things that I really wanted. I think I would be most disappointed that I never had that guts to transition and am still trying to convince myself that not transitioning is totally fine and…

Like I said, it really depends on the circumstances. :)

Thanks for the response! I know that it's not an easy topic to cover if it's not right in your periphery, but it's often what I see in response to "how do you afford it?". People say things like, "don't buy the latest iPhone" or "forgo your daily Starbucks", but when you're already not doing those things, it can…