Dammit, Nashville. Stop it. This shit makes my day to day life less pleasant.

I nearly burst out laughing in the middle of work. So, thanks for that. Damn funny people.

This is incredible. I don't think I'd be able to keep a straight face through these segments.

Me too. The last time I went out on a first date it went so well that my roommate started texting me frantically because I hadn't checked in and he was pretty sure I'd been murdered.

I will do no such thing!

Eight days since the first date I had with this OkCupid guy. We've been out 4 times and talking every day. I'm out of town or what we'd probably have gotten together again. On Tuesday we talked about waiting a while to do it. Thursday that went out the window. It's certainly been whirlwind, but it seems like he…

I like to hear that I'm normal!

I'm really glad it worked out. I'm this weird mix of "let's just jump!" and "no, that's crazy, reel it in, loser!" It's a constant push and pull. Hopefully I can end up somewhere in the middle.

Wow! That's an awesome story. I always hear people say that when you know you just know.

This is Baracking my world.

As for the whole getting engaged super soon after meeting, what do people feel about this? On one hand, the tiny bit of me that's a romantic thinks it's kind of sweet. The much larger, rational part of me is all, "What the hell, people?!?"

NO HAPPY HOURS?!??!? That's bullshit. Sober, terrible bullshit.

Don't these assholes realize that the harder they push this, the sooner LGBT people become a protected class?

I had no idea my story would bring so many people joy. Glad I could be of service!

The grandma is ashamed and embarrassed? Of the girl and not of herself? Damn, lady. It's 2014. Lots of old white people got on board with not being racist like 60 years ago. Deal with it.

I really think there's a possibility he's just that ignorant of things around him that he thinks if so and so says it, then he can too. I have no reason to believe that other than for whatever reason I kind of like Alec Baldwin, despite constant fuck ups like this one.

That's also a good possibility! I have a trans* friend who describes herself thusly in jest. The difference is I'd never say it because, uh, it's not my word to use, you know? I just thought it was weird that in this letter that was supposed to be all serious and heartfelt he drops the word. Which, even if he didn't…

I think you're right. I guess using proper pronouns shows some level of competence and that's what struck me.

Thanks. Give me a gory doctor's appointment any day and I'm on fire! Biostatistics? Less so.
I'm pretty excited for this dating thing, though. He even texted to check on me last night because he knew I was worried about work.

What really baffles me about this is that he got the pronoun right and then still dropped that gem.