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I was raised in a Pentacostal church, washed in the blood of the lamb, raised within a spirit-filled congregation, speaking in tongues, praying in the spirit, being healed in God’s merciful light. When I was a struggling, almost-suicidal 21 year old who had never had a relationship, I went to the front during the…

I’ve never slept with a musician, but I did fuck around with an NBA player for about a year when I was 20. He was kind of a weird dude, but nice. Like to have me come over to the house, eat cereal for dinner, and listen to Enya which he had pipped into every room of the house.

I know *I* miss the Pre-Disneyfied Pre-Giuliani Times Square.... probably just because I imprinted on the scary ol’ Martin Scorsese Movie version of Times Square when I was a kid in the ‘70s. (Like a baby bird. ^^)

It’s pretty ironic that a lot of rich people move to places like NYC “for the culture”, but then push out that culture in the process.

No I’m not talking about Manhattan. I’m talking about NYC. The whole thing. I have lived in every single borough, across a whopping 11 neighborhoods thank you very much. Many of yesterdays poor/middle class outer borough neighborhoods are quickly becoming Manhattan II, III, IV, and V. And to say the poor “haven’t gone…

I think the article just triggered a memory for her and she shared it. And she (eventually) learned from the experience.

I feel like your story encapsulates the experience of being a kid quite well:

Okay, this is a different issue, but what the hell is the deal with the hate for e-readers? I prefer my Nook for two reasons: I am moving around a lot because of different jobs and hauling books is a bitch, and I can read with a black background and white lettering. The white-on-black is so much easier on eyes and I…

I'm sure the baby and its diaper was minor to whatever shenanigans you claim to have undertaken as a seafood restaurant employee: http://kitchenette.jezebel.com/there-was-a-ti…

I would be honest with them and explain the whole thing! If they're going to judge you after you lay it out the way you just did (which makes perfect sense), that would be a really shitty move on their part. Good friends should be understanding about stuff like that.

i used to work retail at an airport concourse mall. my boss there was actually also my boss at my other job - he hired me to work with him at his second job. relevant to the story: my boss was an african american male, i am a caucasian female. it was a leather luggage store and she was a rich woman, the kind who can…

I work in retail and last weekend when I explained why a demitasse spoon is called a demitasse spoon and I have a degree in French, her response was, "Well I see that did a lot of good for you now that you work here." To which I responded that I am currently a master's student in clinical psychology, and then I had to…

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I'm single but I've made it abundantly clear to everyone I know that, if I were in a relationship, a public proposal would result in instant dumping of the proposer. I can't imagine anything more narcissistic and controlling.

I feel like men often try to do things that they think a woman think will be romantic, as opposed to just being themselves. Often times, that leads toward mistaking extremity for passion and manifests in grand gestures, most of which fail at their intended purpose.

For sure. And how old are they? Because if I was ready to marry someone and they were ready to marry me, I'd be kind of pissed about wasting a year (though I want kids and am in my 30s, so skewed perspective here).

OK, good for you.

Right on. If he had something different to say every day, even if it was a different way to propose, it would be cute (if kept personal).

I mean, it's cute if he had done 365 things he loved about her. But instead it was 365 times of him telling her that he was proposing. It was self-serving.