I haven’t had much of a problem with Red Heart - they have some nice ones! Some of them are scratchy or whatever, but depending on the project, it doesn’t matter much. Unless you’re knitting for literally hours, which I get finger cramps way before, so I’m not hardcore enough.

I have no particular feelings toward your friend (I'm sure he really is a great guy! No sarcasm intended) or his fiancee, and I hope they have a great wedding and a long and happy marriage, but what makes something quirky, cool, and fun in a microcosm doesn't always translate to the macrocosm. Pretty much everyone…

It's really tricky! After trying to decipher other people's intentions who really were being duplicitous, it's really tough to trust that others aren't, especially if you're seeing a similar pattern of behavior. I blow up at people I date, because I think I see things happening that aren't, and I get mean about it…

I'm trying very hard to learn how to give the benefit of the doubt. I have a few emotionally-abusive relationships under my belt (mostly family, and we are ugly fighters), and I really have a hard time with this. I know that other people are being passive-aggressive or did mean it just as badly as it sounded, and…

The article sort of mentions it, but I think this is true in any relationship. I just had a massive fight with my father (with whom I normally get along with very well) that's sort of messed up our relationship. He remembers the last 6-8 months completely differently than I do. I mean, not like, small details, but…

If you aren't opposed to wearing men's underwear, boxer briefs can give comfortable, full coverage without the rolling-up-the-leg that sometimes comes with boyshorts. Personally, I usually wear boxers, because I like them, but I sometimes wear boxer briefs under fitted clothing, and I like them. Very few wedgies,…

I do most of my clothes shopping at secondhand/thrift stores, and I definitely have bought things that were not washed (human-y smells or undamaged, old paper in pockets can give that away). If you don't have access to a washing machine or regular cleaning products, getting secondhand clothing can be a gamble.

Because I am an old fart, I sometimes get irritated at the "no one's talking about X", "no one told me about Y", or "no one asked me about Z" types of posts that come up. It kind of feels strange, like the writer expected her whole life and all the details to be mapped out beforehand, shared with her, or to have been…

I think that's probably a common experience whenever you reach a goal you've worked on for a long time, whether it's throwing a big party, getting a degree, etc.

Honestly, I'm not very into watching people fight. It makes me really uncomfortable (I grew up in a screamy household and I guess drama can be fun if it doesn't derail, but ours often did, so... residual squirminess). Photo albums don't usually scream or spill things or cause injuries, so I like them better.

I feel like the March Madness brackets tend to boil down to the lowest common denominator, no matter what the topic is. You have "caffeine", something that most adults use at least occasionally, up against other substances, that have a smaller pool of users, so it wins because enough people don't have the experience.…

I think a lot of these are the "I don't use this thing," or "I don't know what this option is," so the other one gets picked.

I think that's a very nice way to look at it. I also think that a fair number of people doubt that divorce/breakups could happen to them. After all, few get married planning for a divorce! It's definitely worth thinking about, because a symbol of love that reminds you of a very ugly breakup can be tough to see…

This will be long! I mean, I'm a sour person in general, because I really dislike PDA and sometimes consider farting loudly as I squeeze past strangers who take up the whole sidwalk with their love-shenanigans (though I have never done this! The thought makes me laugh and be slightly less curmudgeonly), and there…

It also sort of depends where you live. We can't see any of the labels in the video, so there's no absolute indication of where the video was originally shot (though it's being shown on America's Funniest Home Videos or whatever, by the watermark, but that doesn't mean it was taken in the US).

I said it on some other thread a while ago, but I've had a few partners who were pretty into pajamas/sweatpants, because comfortable, cozy clothes encourage cuddling up to each other, and make you think of bed. They also come off easily, and you don't feel like you're all constrained and pinched, like you can feel in…

I've always known I didn't want kids. I was sterilized at 23, and I'm still very happy about it. There's just nothing about parenthood that appeals to me, except maybe some of the teenage milestones.

When I lived in the dorms, there was no toilet paper provided, so you had to carry it in with out. Don't forget your roll, or it'll disappear mysteriously!

I'm the Cabinet Opener. I try so hard to remember to close it. I know that they need to be closed, but somehow, I just space and walk away! I have gotten a little better, but it still needs work.

I have it, too. There is nothing worse (okay, there are lots of worse things) than needing toilet paper at an hour or moment when it's not really possible to get some. There are solutions, but they aren't always pleasant ones. I always have 2-3 extra rolls stashed in my bedroom (I live in a shared apartment), just…