Nah, you should always get as much as you possibly can when it comes to your salary. If they’re willing to pay it, there was clearly nothing wrong with you asking.

I am pregnant, and I avoid all mommy messaging boards as much as possible. It’s so...relaxing.

The second one just seems so vague. “While I have no problem with her being upper middle class, I do realize she is proud, and used to deference.” For one thing, it sounds like she’s writing a complaint about Mr. Darcy. For another thing, I’m going to need an example or two, otherwise I have to assume the LW’s…

Judge Judy: Bad Ass for negotiating her salary.

Formula is fine. Don’t fall to breastfeeding or bust shame. I have to use formula, whatever. My babies are cute and happy and healthy.

I feel ya so much, girl. Don’t even worry an ounce (of formula); at the end of the day, FED IS BEST. There’s no meaningful statistical difference between breastfed and formula-fed babies once you control for more important stuff (like socio-economic status). Happy mom = happy baby; if whatever you’re taking is…

Or “my boyfriend is afraid to be single so he wants to keep me until he finds a new girlfriend.”

This sounds very similar to people who have a kid to try to bring their relationship closer together. Why would making things more complicated fix anything when you are already failing to communicate right now?!

Also - boyfriend is (or wants) cheating but also wants “girlfriend” in the picture in case cheating sex scenario doesn’t work out to his satisfaction.

Also you know that when these guys suggest an open relationship they usually mean “let me fuck around so i’m not technically a cheater,I know you probably aren’t going to fuck around too”. Watch how fast he would want to be monogamous again if she didn’t start seeing other guys frequently...just saying.

Here’s the funny thing: I have twice observed this situation with people I casually knew, and heard the outcome from others: guy proposes open relationship, girl reluctantly goes along with it so not to lose him.

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Okay, I actually am in a polyamorous relationship, and have been since about 2001, and I can tell MVP that there’s actually a term for the bullshit her boyfriend is pulling. It’s called “Relationship Broken? Add More People!”, and it refers specifically to the kind of person who thinks that polyamory is a solution to…

YES! Happened to me in college. Boyfriend wanted to be able to see other people, I reluctantly agreed and ended up with an awesome, sexy, funny, cool dude. Guess who was really pissed off and wasn’t getting any???? HA HA

I get weird vibes from that person insisting that working poverty can happen to her sister.

Opposite note for MVP. Your dude will be deeply sorry when he finds out you could have a revolving door of lovers at your beck and call. I swear every other story I hear of a guy wanting an open relationship ends in him finding out that you will have a LOT easier time finding lovers then he ever will. And once the…

I read this title as “ my boyfriend wants new pussy but still needs to split the rent cost”

She’s still a fucking queen tho.

She also dated and married a known Sean Penn. Lots of otherwise wonderful people have questionable dating taste.

But wouldn’t that still make Obama better because he’s the sun and Dump is the moon in that situation?