I think you can be friends with an ex, but it requires a certain type of personalities and a certain type of breakup. If you break up amicably, when it wasn't that serious, a long time ago, or something like that, I think it's easier to return to being friends. But if you cheated, were abusive, ghosted, it was…

It's never been an issue with my partners, either. I mean, sometimes, it's like, "oh, you're off by a little bit", because with enough lubrication or involvement with other things, it's easy to think you're hitting the right place and not be, but I've never encountered anyone who didn't know the general vicinity. I…

I'm not so far from Germany myself! I don't know what the general practice is outside of here, but I wasn't aware of the general bed structure. I just thought I wasn't looking hard enough. Personally, I can go either way, except in hot weather. I really like a sheet then, because you know, monsters will eat me or…

I'm sure you've thought of this, but some women I know buy the men's shirts and get them tailored, especially if they're busty (to avoid the dreaded chest gap). It'd sure be nice if women's clothes were better-made.

That might have been better! I can't say, to be honest. I've never been too handy, though I always enjoyed it. I did a lot of sewing crafts as a kid, and I can do basic repair on stuff pretty easily, though not always beautifully! I always wanted to learn more about home repair, but never really did. Now that I…

It's like magic! I no longer live in the Midwest, but I have a soft spot for it.

My school had a "Life Skills" class, but it was mostly really awkward talking-about-stress sorts of things and peer mediation. Those are fine things to learn, but very sterile in the classroom, and it can be tough to get much use of it from the rigid templates that they gave us.

My bed doesn't really have a top sheet. I was rather surprised to learn that many people in the country I live in now don't really use them. It's mostly a fitted sheet over the mattress and a thick blanket and duvet cover.

I mean, I'm from the Midwest, so of course I'm biased, but there are some Midwestern dishes that are fairly good (by other people's standards, not just mine!), and many of them are from Norway or Germany. Lots of Irish dishes, too! I think you'd be hard-pressed to find lots of people that don't like lefse and its…

That's very sweet! I bet they really enjoyed that and have some great memories.

I think that this is an important point. I can't say that I'm asexual, because I do sometimes experience sexual desire, but I'm pretty limited in the ways I can express myself sexually (I've babbled about it before, but the tl;dr version is no penetrative sex). I used to tell potential partners about how I wasn't…

I know you're probably joking, but that's the risk of having kids in the wedding party! They rarely behave perfectly, and honestly, I think most people see that as part of their charm. You can't blame your 5-year-old self :)

I think I had that bedspread. Hello, old memories!

I feel really similarly. I dated someone that I was not attracted to for four years and got engaged! I didn't really know what attraction was supposed to feel like, and since I didn't feel a total lack of it with that person, I just was like, "well, I think this is as good as it gets for me. I'm just not a person…

I was actually one of the Mars One candidates that got cut this round. It was easily the worst interview I've ever done - I was expecting generic questions that showed that I'd done my research (e.g.: what will the first few months of the mission look like, explain how to handle emergencies, etc.), and they asked…

My mom is the exact opposite. She was quite strict with her kids, but her dogs can do no wrong. No one can insult the dogs and they have free reign around the house.

When he did hit me, part of me felt ... I don't the right word... Maybe relief? Like I felt vindicated in my belief that I could never expect anyone to treat me right.

If you're looking for sweatpants that please the eye of someone else, you might what to find out what about them pleases the eye.

My dad donated a kidney to his sister and pretended to guilt her about it all the time.

I can understand where they're coming from, but for me, even if it's a small lie, it matters. It tells me that the person is willing to be dishonest to get what s/he wants, and I'm not really willing to stick around to find out how far that goes and what counts as "small" lies.