I say you’re sick enough to get immediate medical attention. 

I already had to make it clear that I’m ‘not on vacation’ and today I just said “Because I’m so inefficient with my time - (which is true, and also, sometimes I just don’t get into the groove until the afternoon and when I’m feeling my work flow, I don’t want to stop until I get where I feel I’ve made…

A couple of other great films of that time were “The Best of Everything” and “Peyton Place” for different reasons.
I can’t remember who Terry Gross was interviewing on Fresh Air, but I believe it was author Rona Jaffe talking about her novel “The Best of Everything” and some great details about dress code at the time.

I…

I’d like to know where to get advice on how to deal with friends who want to digitally socialize more than I do. I don’t care to do as much socializing in real life and that I’m working from home changes nothing. At least one friend happens to think that since I’m working from home, that I am up for doing more online s…

I don’t know about jealousy but I have friends and family who seem to think WFH means I’m on vacation! I have a job thank you (for now) that is somewhat high pressure, very technical and requires that I work on my computer remotely with large graphic files and cumbersome at best software. I typically have a short…

My impression, from my step dad’s trumper supporter friends is : Wow this is a surprise, it’s not trumps fault it got out of hand, and those stock market drops, not his fault ...

Ah, ok. Haha. I briefly read his wiki page and didn’t see any immediate family connection which is what I assumed, then went back to read about the Jacobite succession... I really just blew over that because that was so...17th century? But apparently is a thing!

yes, a good high school friend of mine who has “made it” in the Big Apple (at least but midwestern suburban standards) flies first class and only private when he flies with his partner, who as a former ceo of some kind of bank, can afford to always fly that way... if you follow my friend on ig (and he has a solid…

Why not Joseph and Charlotte together? It’ll only be a twenty year difference and one less degree of separation ;)

Thanks everyone who gave me advice on clingy friends! I know that I’m introvert but I still make an effort to be social because I do like to get out.

Has anyone tried this product? I get adds through FB and IG occasionally, and it looks nice but I’m hesitant to buy make up I cant try first on the internet. 

:)  :)  :)

Thank you for this!!! It has been very insightful! I always feel that I have very good boundaries where romantic relationships are concerned (I’m relationship avoidant really...) but obviously I accept ‘bad behavior’ at some point with lady friends. I actually have about three other friendships that have ended this…

Yes! Thinking about having to spend five days with this woman, even in a large group, stresses me out just thinking about it. 

Yes, I was able to keep her on a once a month adventure for many years but bc she moved closer and became part of my social group, it’s gotten hard to avoid her bc previously i had kept her at a distance.

The other friend that kept inviting herself on my vacations was a narcisist who wouldn’t have cared if I was…

Oh yes! Jane also has several stories about how she “really gave it to someone who dared to hold the door open for her when she was on crutches that one time.” She isn’t even playfully rude. 

I agree with all you’ve said. The confusing thing is that mostly none of these now ex-friends were like that when we first became friends - it always creeps up.

What do you do with a clingy friend, who has a been a good friend but lately behavoir has taking a turn for the worst? And, what might it be about my personality that I attract friends like that?

YES

So, I had the most aggressively politic thing at my office happen to me this week. And I feel that I handled it pretty well.