Your writing! So good. I was on the edge of my seat from the first paragraph. Great story, excellently told. Plus, you're a badass.

Why would she even do that? Did y'alls have a major beef, or was this some sort of hazing culture where you worked? Either way, sounds like you were better off outta there.

Starred for "contrite-o-meter." Love it.

You know what, I never thought about it that way before, but you're absolutely right: saying "I apologize" is indeed not the same as "I'm sorry." The first *always* sounded forced and stiff. The second can be genuinely contrite. "My bad" and "that's weird" are also well-placed. You've done some important thinking on…

Totally, but it sure didn't put him in the poor house either. He made out okay in the divorce settlement.

Gosh, jolly well said. *adjusts enormous feathered bonnet* :-)

Doesn't it seem like people that say "my bad" think that just acknowledging the wrongdoing is the same as apologizing for it? Because it isn't. (Sorry, been watching a little too much Downtown Abbey lately, and the Dowager Countess's pithy comments on The Young seem to be sticking a bit too well.)

Nope, totally happened, complete with celebrity-infested wedding at fancy Scottish castle.

Expect some push-back on this, Magaly. Not from me, though.

And a regular ol' white kid.

They all do. You just can't eat and eat for multiple takes and angles. Same thing for actors filming meal scenes.

Before everyone starts piling on Giada: it's said that nobody knows what goes on in a marriage except the two people in it (and sometimes, not even them). We don't know what arrangements they may or may not have had, we don't really know anything about their lives. People love to speculate and pass judgement, but it's…

Works about as well as having a baby to save a relationship.

You telling me that I'm welcome to suck a guy's dick in exchange for a ride to a city I already live in is sort of like telling me to go fuck myself... awfully close to ad hominem, and I'd have thought rather beneath you. Guess I thought wrong.

Oh gosh, no no no! Are any of THOSE women doing any manner of housework? I think not. Discussing menus with the cook and a cursory glance at the nanny's schedule is nothing like what a normal stay at home spouse is doing.

So, you've determined on the basis of this thread that people who agree with your reading of the events are espousing a legitimate viewpoint, whereas the all of the arguments put forth by DrunkExPat and myself are "meaningless." That strikes me as unfair and disingenuous. Also discourteous.

Oh my god, I've thought the exact same thing. Those smug little lips look to me like the opening on the head of a not-very-attractive dick. THEY DO. *shudder*

We begin to agree! I like this. My point in the beginning was to counter the idea that a stay-at-home wife had made no contribution worthy of financial consideration in case of a split. Some were suggesting that the only way a woman could prove contribution was, if I remember correctly, day care fees not paid. You and…

My point is that your example is so extreme as to not even be in the same ballpark, which makes it a useless example. Buddy is offering a ride in exchange for head. DrunkExPat and I concur that this is not inherently creepy. I also see no particular reason to assume that CL dude is *not* being honest about what he…

That's such an extreme example that it's gone from apples and oranges to apples and mutant eggplants. A blowjob is an entry-level sexual activity enjoyed and practised by a huge percentage of couples. Well, couples with one or more males involved. A not unreasonable kind of sexual request. And he's not walking up to a…