I get "relax," "calm down," and "woooow, chill!" (with hands raised in surrendering gesture) pretty much every time I raise my voice with my fiance. Angry or not. Recently he actually said "why do you sound so...authoritative?" during an argument and I was so confused I just burst out laughing. He claims he does this…

Agreed. This is what really isn't focused on enough. A person who is sexually assaulted may have chosen to drink, but the result of drinking is normally a hangover, or some embarrassment, or a passing memory. When something worse happens, it involves someone (drunk or not) CHOOSING to rape, choosing to batter,…

"She doesn't deserve it, but she is basically asking for it " is how you're coming across in your lengthy defenses of Gamergate and its ethics. You claim to denounce the death threats/harassment, but most of your (yes, generalizing GGers and don't give a shit) righteous energy goes into arguing with people on the…

YES SAME. I've been a lurker with too many feelings forever and it still scares me to post things. I totally look up to you as an awesome regular, though. I'm sad Rebecca (not on a Burt-name basis with her) is leaving such a short time after I finally got up the courage to comment.

It's totally fine if you feel whiny and lumpy and hopeless right now! Seriously, go with it, allow yourself some time to actually wallow with no need to buck up or snap out of it or any boot campy cliches! The only cliche that matters is that it really will get better with time, and you CAN make it easier on yourself…

Mine don't cuddle, but this is how they show love... the younger one can't stop trying to bite the older one's ears. He's incredibly patient with her.

Regardless of the sexuality of the actors, I'd still like to see them having sex that more closely resembles the hot orgasm-inducing lesbian sex I've had/want to have. The "insert manicured finger in and out of hole; moan as if in pain; rock hard implants stay put" routine is getting tired. I mean I'll take it…

That happened to me a lot when I was super cynical about relationships and assumed everyone hated their partners after the initial months of ignorant bliss. No matter how into the person I was, if we started dating, I eventually felt disgusted with them at the point when I thought we "should" be sick of each other. I…

I should stay away from this for my own well-being, but when do I ever do that? People and "logic" like this are why I sometimes feel subhuman for being on social security, despite having worked 40-60 hour jobs my entire adult life until my mind and body basically broke down. I should be looking forward to getting my…

Thank you, I do not get this whole "DJ is a chemistry sucking black hole who renders gorgeous JD emo-faced and lifeless whenever he walks on set with her, poor guy" thing. I actually find her more attractive than him, and wonder if she would do better with a guy who looks less constipated/emotionally stunted. Honestly…

I feel the same, but partly because it makes me cringe for the inevitable "bitches still want men holding doors but expect equality???" that often follows as rebuttal.

I finished one playthrough for each of them as Divine. Leliana was both heartbreaking and inspiring/relateable as hell to me (hence my name). I kept thinking back to Origins, when she was the "nice Chantry girl" who was actually a badass bard, but still an overall good-natured storyteller. Last month's release…

My last ex was like this too, with a similar time frame! We broke up 7 years ago, and he would send 1-2 sentence emails every few months like "Hey, how's your summer going?" or "Hope you're having a good Christmas" and I occasionally replied back with a polite sentence or two. After 6 years, the emails developed a…

Good lord, I wish Cassandra wasn't straight so I could romance her without compromising my stubborn "always play as female characters" rule. Although I refuse to throw a major fit about it like the dudebros on GameFAQs/etc. who cried for weeks (months?) because straight male characters didn't have THE MOST romance…

I would rather deal with a tiger than a spider, but I'd rather deal with a spider than Bill Maher.

As a Cubs fan who has told Sox fans both to drop their superiority complexes because it's been "forever since 2005" and to stop complaining because "you JUST won it, you don't remember true pain" I feel indirectly burned by this comment. I also love this comment because I hate the Mets and the Yankees.

People laugh at me for confusing celebrities all the time, but the only one I can think of right now is Jimmy Kimmel/Jimmy Fallon. I know, Jimmy _____ is the one who _____. Already confused two minutes later.

Oh god, that was Bill Napoli, and his full quote is somehow EVEN WORSE than described here. The way he described it sounded like a fantasy he had. Absolutely skin-crawling.

This is basically my hair, and even when I try to work it into her "polished," sorority-approved look (minus blonde), it goes back to this by the end of the day.

I recently came out of a bipolar manic episode brought on by raising the dose of a new anti-depressant, and damn if my grandiose racing thoughts weren't a lot like what she wrote. Except I don't have children, so my version of