Any relationship that begins with a sparkle vampire breaking into a teenage girl’s bedroom to watch her sleep is, shockingly, not going to get any LESS gross over time.

My school library was pretty short on scifi, but they had virtually everything Piers Anthony had ever written as of the early 90's so I read it all. I was at a bookstore a couple years back that had a huge box of Xanth novels for 75 cents each, so I grabbed an armful for nostalgia’s sake. Skeevy skeevy skeevy. Way…

That’s what he’s telling people and it may be cheaper to settle with him than take it to trial but, high or sober, I couldn’t find Madonna’s residence to hold signs in front of it. Also, how long did this high last that he had the time to get supplies to make signs, write them out and get to his victims house and…

Yeah, everything you need to do right now sucks, but you have two months to get it done before the hardest work of your life kicks in. It won’t be hard forever — in fact, it’ll get easier every single day — but taking care of a newborn is no small feat and you deserve people on Team You that you can count on.

I have to say, the advice has been totally impractical and very poorly thought-out every time I have read this column. I hate when advice writing is clearly intended to sound sassy or just entertain as opposed to actually advise. It highlights how much more difficult, and hence rare, good advice publications are.

Totally agree. I stayed for 8 months and it does not get better. The advice in this column was shockingly bad.

Please, #1, this. This is what to do.

Totally. Fuck Jane’s perjorative “you are bundle of hormones so don’t make any sudden moves” bullshit. This man is clearly using her, don’t stay for the sake of the kid. No one’s future self will be thankful for staying in such a toxic situation.

Yup, the full Katie Holmes and then some. Per the earlier discussion: THIS IS WHY YOU HAVE A GROUP OF GIRLFRIENDS/SUPPORT SYSTEM. Rally your people quickly and quietly.

I agree. Getting out at 7 months pregnant seems like an impossibly difficult task, but imagine how much harder it will be with a newborn...who then turns into an infant...and then a toddler...and then a preschooler...a kid has pressing needs at every age, and with a kid, getting out of a shitty marriage is going to…

Jane is terrible at this. And when I read that bit about foisting child rearing on him to punish him for cheating, my jaw dropped. Cause that’s really the relationship you want to foster between your child and its father.

Seriously. It takes a special kind of scumbucket to marry and have kids with someone while keeping options open with a side piece for five entire years. There’s a time and place for breezy cool girl advice - this isn’t it. This shit rips people’s lives apart. The emotional pain is often physical as well. Every day…

what the f kind of advice did you give to question 1

Exactly. The advice about her foisting child rearing for a newborn on him is garbage. He’s not invested in the relationship. If his lady can’t move to him, he WILL move to her, and if LW thinks he’s going to put in his work as a father, let him prove it otherwise.

I’m going to guess “tore my diaphragm” really means “I got a really bad stitch between my ribs from hyperventilating and couldn’t breathe properly for a bit.”

No offense to you because you make great points here but, the history of runway is older than the 90s. It’s changed and mutated and the way of presentation has. The way of doing runway in the 60s had nothing in common with those of the 70s, the 80s or the 90s. That’s how it goes.

Husband was my best friend, and I only had a few other casual friends. Then he took off abruptly. It was the absolute worst. I do have an awesome supportive family, and I’ve decided to look st it in this way: no one gets everything. Some people have an amazing, tight group of friends and a wonderful SO. Some people…

lol I feel bad for Harry even though this conversation is imaginary.

Did Harry not get a back pack? Was he forced to use a sack his whole school career? Is this because he’s not the heir to the throne?

Me too. Also a little ragey. Your best friend is your best friend and your husband is your husband and never the twain shall meet. Your best friend has no other skin in than the game than your happiness and well-being. Your husband has his own emotional/financial/sexual interests in play. Keep them separate. It will…