I have a friend like this right now. It took me nearly two years to realize what a self-absorbed person she was. She was always kind of dramatic and needy, but I chalked it up to “big feelings” and decided it wasn’t my place to dismiss them (I’ve been called a little cold before, so I try not to be dismissive of other…

I am secretly an elementary-aged child, because when people start making demands of me (the “You need to drop everything and watch this NOW!” type of things), I just want to dig in my heels and not do it.

I often see men holding on to the pole/handloop things, and have their arms wrapped around their girlfriends, who never hold on to anything. They’re usually “subtly” caressing each other, which is subtle to exactly zero people.

I know what you mean. The city I live in is very popular for bachelor/bachelorette parties, and while I understand that for these revelers, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime type of party, but for the people who live in the city, it’s a multiple-times-a-week type of party (especially in summer). Also, the messes you leave…

I’d say keep it to yourself. I think a lot of people, male and female, don’t want to chat to strangers on public transport, especially when there’s not really an easy, polite way to end a conversation and there’s no way to get away from you if they feel uncomfortable around you. Being married and having children…

I’m sure you know this already, but it rarely hurts to hear it again: none of that was your fault, you didn’t invite it, and he was completely in the wrong. It’s not your responsibility to correct his behavior. You did the best you could in a stressful, potentially dangerous situation (you were worried he’d follow you…

I’ve been saying this for years. Women tend to be colder than men, even at home, because women’s clothes are made thinner and with lower-quality materials (as women’s fashions are expected to change more quickly than men’s, and women are also assumed to want to keep up with the fashions, so longevity is not the key…

I get rid of books often. I rarely re-read anything, and I move pretty often, so books are extra weight that I don’t like to carry around. I say that if you don’t think you’ll ever use it, if it makes you feel bad to look at it, and it doesn’t hold much in the way of sentimentality, donate it. If the book is missing…

I do. I move often, and they add up in weight and space quickly. If you’re not the type to re-read books regularly, then there’s not much reason to keep them. Someone else could get them and enjoy them, whereas they’ll just sit in storage for me.

This sounds like something I would absolutely hate. I never spent any time with my mom while she was naked, and I don’t think either of us would have anything to gain from being less clothed around one another. Rather, I think it would just embarrass her. I wouldn’t feel too fantastic about it, either, because I don’t…

For me, it took a few years of being really wary and often freaking out and crying or overreacting when someone did something physical I didn’t like (slapping them away from me or shouting). Some people were very understanding, and some were less so.

Shoe necklace goes with shoe dress and shoe hat. And hand shoes. Shoes on every part. Shoes all the way down.

The connection between nudity and good self-image is not really that strong. As many others have pointed out, there are many places on Earth that have a much more lax approach to nudity, and eating disorders, cosmetic surgery, and body shaming are worldwide issues. Seeing naked people doesn’t necessarily insulate you…

I just like having boundaries. Just because my family has been there since I was born doesn’t mean I want them present for everything, and feeling like they can ignore my preferences because we’ve known each other for so long and they saw me naked when I was a child (and it was necessary to help with bathing and…

I don’t really understand the idea that it’s okay for same-sex family members, but not okay for opposite-sex ones. If bodies are just bodies, and everyone has one, and there’s nothing weird, awkward, or sexual about it, then why does it matter which sex someone is? I swear, I’m not trolling, I just don’t understand…

I agree. It completely depends on where you are and who you’re with, as Europe is a pretty big land mass with a number of countries in it. In these types of conversations, people generally mean more Southern or Western, but are not really very concerned about Central, Northern, or Southeastern, in which taboos about…

I think then that the problem is ignorance/nationalism/racism, not travel or lack thereof. I have no problem with finding fault in the people in the scenario you’ve set out, because they’re are being bigoted, but travel wouldn’t necessarily solve it. You can even go to a country, and because of your nationalistic…

I agree with this, actually! A lot of people who identify as “travelers” tend to come off a little smug and condescending to other people (also, if you’re not a resident of the place you’re in, you’re a tourist. It’s not a bad word.). Travel is not a magical panacea that will make you better, more interesting, or more…

My sister and I started saving up for a gaming system when I was about five and she was about seven. It’s not inconceivable for a kid to have a concept of money, particularly if your family doesn’t have a lot of it. Anything you want that’s not in the budget, you’ll have to save for yourself, so you learn about what…

I agree. I mean, if he’s willing to abuse 50+ women, it’s not impossible that he’s also abusing his wife. She could be afraid of him or unable to even see the abuse for what it is.