I personally hate when I lose weight and people comment on it, because it makes my weight loss about approval from others. It also tells me that they notice when I gain, which makes me equally uncomfortable. There are people in my life who are overjoyed when I lose weight and goes on and on. Hate that. Wish I was good…

I've struggled with ED my whole adult life... "you've lost weight"="you were fat before and no one told you—they're probably not even telling you the whole truth now—notice how they didn't say you look thin..."

I think it's only okay if you are super tight with this person and they've been talking to you openly about their efforts to lose weight. Otherwise, nope.

I am filled with antiques about sex. I am buy curios. I am buy curios all over antique row.

More manatees on tweet beat (a mention counts)! WOO! I said it out loud and then it came true! Like The Secret but made out of brilliant aquatic mammals instead of terribleness and baloney!

"Lesbian" eroticism in mainstream media isn't intended for the homosexual female, it's meant for the heterosexual male. The same way if you type in lesbian porn you'll get girls playing at being lesbians or girls in a threesome focusing on the guy. The media doesn't have a problem with lesbianism in particular, what…

Well said, Erin (re: your last sentences). As long as we continue to view obesity as an individual choice that exists in a vacuum instead of a public health symptom of systemic flaws in how people in poverty are educated and granted access to healthcare, we will keep throwing our energy and tax dollars away to "solve"…

So this is only tangentially related, but I work at a hospital. Yesterday I was on the elevator in business attire (I am not clincal staff) and with a 30-something male visitor, a male surgeon in OR scrubs and a lab coat, and an older female doctor in OR scrubs in a lab coat. The 30 something guy says "hey if this…

You guys, I can't explain it, but I have such a thing for The Rock. Always have, always will. I think it's partially because he's so well groomed, but honestly, I have no real reasons. That man!

I'm so jealous of the women (i.e. everyone but me) who says their 30's have been ahhhmaaazing! Peaking at 20 sucks. I also think it must be a lot easier to relish your 30's if you've got a partner and/or a growing career, and if not those, then at least a strong network of close friends and family. My ass is fabulous…

And lo! Already trolls appear in the greys to try and tear down the beautiful confidence you have built for yourself! Because if there's anything society hates, it's women who feel good about themselves. Double hate points if you're overweight or a woman of color!

So true.

I grew up in South Dakota. And I fucking hate South Dakota. Seriously, many (though not all, obviously) people there are this stupid and racist - although usually they are being racist against Native Americans, so I see they are doing their research and branching out to meet their growing diversity. Jesus fucking…

I would like to do some work in third world countries someday but I want to focus on low income women here (The US). I have a young family, so extensive travel is not really feasible until they are grown. The maternal death rate in America is too high, and it's disproportionately among the poor and minorities. I want…

As soon as it came out, native New Yorkers were yelling at it for not knowing where it was going and getting in the way.

I have a friend who went to the hospital to deliver her daughter (I believe she was induced). Her son took 54 hours (about 5 of pushing), so she sent her husband home for a while and was like "This'll be a while. Go home, get some sleep, come back in a few hours."

Excellent post.

This might be more properly categorized in to "The one thing you need to realize before you enter in to a relationship", but here goes.

I agree that understanding the different ways that men and women approach things is an important part of any interpersonal relationship, and that it's especially crucial in marriage.

But discussions like these always seem to start with the pithy observational humor, having a little fun about gender dynamics,…

My cousin and I are the exact same age, and we both married exactly ten years ago. My wife and I have gone through many insane times together, and our marriage seems to grow stronger every day.