The name. That's the tip off.

Dude clearly thinks that women who drink at parties should be raped. It's pretty gross that he just came out and said that.

But see, if a woman parties it means she's the type of girl that it's ok to rape! In fact, it isn't even rape in that case! The virgin/whore thing is very strongly at work here.

I'm raising a 16 year old son. We discuss enthusiastic consent all of the time. This also means that we go through scenarios and break down when consent is given or not. I've also told him there are non weird ways to ask if what he is doing is ok and if she feels comfortable going further.

I've turned down every wedding I've been invited to except for two. Being a bridesmaid is an expensive responsibility - I'll have a lot more fun just being a friend.

I got kicked out of my friend's wedding. In her defense, I totally deserved it.

I was really close friends with a guy named Aaron in my early 20's. Aaron and I had that rare chemistry that allowed us to be friends without and pretense of romance. Aarons girlfriend had just gone into boot camp with the Army when he and I met and I'd really only met her through the random phone call and occasional…

My friend made the mistake of assuming I would be in her wedding party. She never asked. So one day when she was discussing her plans and how I would be wearing XYZ etc, I said wait. Rewind. I am not going to be in your wedding. I made her cry. I really hated being in my brother's wedding and had no intention of doing…

What I want to know is- WHERE ARE ALL THE PENISES??! Hollywood sex is often a woman stripping naked while standing in front of the man, and the man managing to keep his pants on through the whole thing. That could not be further from most people's reality.

Is it ever appropriate to quit a wedding party or turn it down for reasons other than financial? This is a serious question. Can't I just say "I'm sorry, I was in your last wedding. I'll sit this one out. Maybe next time"?

So this ended up being the opposite of kicking everyone out (although it started out that way) For my brother's wedding-my sister in law has a long standing beef with one of her sisters and to cut down on drama decided to not have any family members in the wedding party. Except the one sister she likes. Needless to…

Two quick things:

Okay, I am not defending her actions AT ALL, but having worked at animal shelters, I can tell you that the amount of people who dump their unwanted pets on the side of the road, at intersections, etc. is huge. I'd rather this lady do what she did (safely restrained with his stuff where someone could find him) rather…

Am I the only one who thinks that picture looks like a publicity shot for a 90s sitcom?

I mean, you could reduce it to a question of conditioning. Or we can simply admit that it's not really possible to have it all. It is more than okay that you love your spouse and your child and want to remain in their lives and available to them—isn't that why you acquired them in the first place? And depending on the…

The only lesson Sarai Sierra taught us is that sometimes terrible things happen. And if you get to the age of 20 without already knowing that, you're either strangely sheltered or strangely obtuse.

Sometimes I really wish I could just quit my job, cash in my 401(k), empty my bank accounts and just PEACE OUT. Go to different places, pretend to be different people. I know I can't. I have my parents to take care of, I have obligations and responsibilities.

I had an aunt who went walkabout all by herself to Israel and lived on a kibbutz (We are not Jewish) and traveled by herself all over the world. This would have been the early 70's. I always knew she was unusual for her time, and very, very literary. (She gave me the Alexandria Quartet for graduation from high school,…