I mean, maybe. But the number of politicians with great fashion sense is pretty low; I would imagine that goes all the way through the ranks. And at the end of the day she's an adult and it's her call. As you say, it is really more on the cops who are desperate to find signs of disrespect from the mayor than it is on…

It does, and she should have worn a black version. But a boring navy blue suit would have been fine too; it was just a poor choice. And no, she doesn't really have a fashion advisor—except for the designer whose pantsuit she is wearing:

Well, she didn't. This is the same pant in black:

This is the outfit:

Oh, come on, you know the one about the frog and the scorpion, right? The kid was a kid. The *problem* was someone else's expectations. Which I suppose is actually at the root of literally EVERY wedding problem.

My friends have all produced pretty good kids so far. But I know of no one dumb enough to put the ACTUAL rings on the pillow. They are generally fake, and the best man holds the real ones in his pocket. If you entrust your jewelry to a toddler, you get what you get.

I feel exactly the same way. It's already clear that I am going to be years behind all of my close friends in the marrying-and-having-kids department, as most of them are parents or pregnant already and I am still single. I don't want to force them into an annoying situation with travel and childcare, and I love their…

I mean, it didn't seem "WRONG" because of something that no one really likes to admit, which is that teenagers are sexual beings and they are, in fact, sometimes attracted to adults. That does NOT in any way absolve or excuse the adults who choose to take advantage of that interest, nor should that imply that all…

Yeah, I think this is a great example of where relativism falls down a bit. No, there was no conception of adolescence the way there is now. But yes, of course, there were predators and power differentials, just as there have always been. And if there was no equal playing field, then I think it's certainly not much of…

I am curious why this relationship is so beloved if there was a sexual component, as so many are insisting. What would be okay about it if the genders were different—about a 29 year old man falling in love with a 13 year old girl? If they did in fact have sex, even if they waited until the younger girl was an adult,…

I am curious though, if that is the case, why this relationship is so beloved in the canon. What would be okay about it if the genders were different—about a 29 year old man falling in love with a 13 year old girl? If they did in fact have sex, it frankly seems like child abuse. What kind of normal adult wants to run…

I get that same shrinky-dink feeling I always get when I sense a #SPORTS inside joke. But at the same time, come on. Tipping someone a lot of money when you're a millionaire doesn't mean you're a good person. If you're a public figure, it just means you're marginally aware of your public image.

Let me guess, he can see New York City from his house?

I would add to that, THIS.

Personally, I think relieved. When you consider that there's an armory inside the police station and how badly violence could have escalated should either side have attempted to make use of it, I'm pretty fucking relieved.

Then don't give it a second thought. It won't change your life any more than the Bath and Body Works stuff does.

Totally understood. But at the same time, I just don't think it's snobbery to correctly identify a $12.50 body lotion as not being a high-end product. It's not. They're not even pretending it is—they market it as a good value and a fun indulgence that's accessible to everyone and that everyone likes. Just because it's…

I don't think of myself as a snob, but Bath & Body Works was what we bought in high school with our allowance money. I'm an adult with a salary, I didn't think it was that weird to explore a higher quality of product. Santa Maria Novello, Aesop, Fresh, Malin+Goetz, even Kiehls would be the higher end.

Never saw this reply! I was addressing your core message, sorry if it wasn't clear. Wealth can make you a more desirable prospective partner, but mainly to the wrong kind of woman. So if your standards are very high, as you say, you're probably not going to like the women to whom your money suddenly gets you access.

Maybe it wasn't your intention to let me know it's possible to be proposed to in a roomful of penguins but NEW LIFE GOAL.