YES TO ALL OF THIS!

I absolutely adore my ring. We looked at rings for awhile together so he could get a sense of what I wanted, but it was important to be that HE be the one to pick it out. I told him all the things I liked: vintage-y look, milgrain, designs carved into the band itself, etc. He worked with a jeweler to design a custom…

You know, it’s possible to acknowledge that a thing may not be right for everyone, but isn’t a bad thing in and of itself. I feel like weddings and associated topics get shit on like this on Jez a LOT, and it bugs me. No one should feel obligated to buy a ring, and no one’s relationship is invalid without one, but my…

No, 16 still equals child predator. When people say stuff like this, I wonder if they haven’t spent any time with 16 year olds since they were about that age. When you’re 16 you certainly feel “close enough” to adulthood, but if you’re an adult and you spend time with a 16 yo and don’t think “Yeah, that’s a child,”…

Truly.

it’s that in widening the scope of the Fab Five’s reign, the show implies that straight men who have lived their lives under the weight of heteronormative expectations are no longer relevant in terms of fixing, even though masculinity is still one hell of a drug in 2019.

For me it wouldn’t be about the money or the cost, just the rudeness. My husband and I intentionally had a fairly small wedding (~60 guests) because we wanted to know that every person that was there was there because they cared about us, and because we loved them. Now, obviously, that got thrown off a little (thanks,…

Ok, I’m glad I’m not the only one who really likes Frankel. I feel like most other people hate her.

Thank you, this is what I was trying to say!

I know, I’m well aware of what privilege is. That’s my point, and it’s why so many people dismiss the concept- they think they’re being told they haven’t worked for what they have. They know they’ve had to do some work, and think they’re being told everything has been just handed to them. If when teaching people about…

No, he was saying “I understand that privilege has helped me get where I am, but I *also* worked hard.” I think it would do a lot for the conversation on privilege if both sides acknowledged that one does not negate the presence of the other, though the ratios are rarely equal.

Neat!

Oooh, great tip, thanks!

I just found out I’m having a girl, and I’m a little vexed because even though I wear my hair in a ponytail 95% of the time, I’ve never gotten the hang of putting a hair tie on someone ELSE.

That’s really interesting! What does the canned pumpkin and pineapple juice do?

I get it. Your parents are charged with protecting you. Strangers owe you no such thing. It’s also much harder to take what you THOUGHT was love, and turn it into anger.

Re: Amy Sedaris- wouldn’t a bunny be one of the easiest pets to just bring along? Never having owned one, I’m seriously asking. Or is it too unnerving for them to travel?

Oh, also, if you get to the Louvre right when it opens, it’s really truly not bad!

If you can manage it, go to Le Procope. It’s the oldest restaurant in Paris and it’s just lovely!

It’s a girl it’s a girl it’s a girl I’m having a baby girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!