That's a really powerful message, thank you! Some good thoughts to embark on the day with...

Uganda be keeping this thread private or can anyone join in?

They probably would though, if they saw someone they didn't approve of wearing satin. :-/

fistbump

I would like to take a brief holiday in your head.

Really and truly.

Congratulations on being turd on that list, Donald.

Great job with this, Tracie. I appreciate the restraint in your writing and the thoroughness of your research.

Episode 5 of Asylum is my favourite of all three seasons. You're in for a fun ride! (Asylum is still my favourite - I hope they get back to that quality.)

We are in total agreement! Here's to happy, healthy sex lives in whatever way works for us. :)

You are wonderful for writing this, thank you. I would add "discomfort over the idea that the porn is an industry whose foundation, originally, is built on women who were desperate or coerced": it can be seen as representative of inequalities and misogyny on a larger scale. (Just the fact that the Internet insists on…

Long-distance fistbump. Mine is 5,000 miles so you HAVE TO get creative about ways to vicariously get pleasure from / with each other. It's healthy. And because of the time difference, if he does it while I'm not around, he often lets me know how it went. :)

There's so much constructive, positive reflection in this post, I think you should print it and stick it on your bathroom mirror! I totally agree about the hindsight thing, and how it should be a lesson to now us about hiw warped our perception can be. There's no denying the physical comfort factor though; I miss…

It makes NO sense!!! I think sometimes our bodies just change permanently, like after children (I haven't had any) or meds (I certainly have) or serious illness (you've got this one covered).

I don't think its fair to say I'm being "patronising" when I'm describing the fact that I'm simultaneously in several camps at once (having been heavier, been lighter, having been diagnosed with body dysmorphia in the past, being physically uncomfortable with certain amounts of excess weight, being frustrated with the…

Thanks! I painstakingly lost nearly 70lbs in my mid-twenties after a years of being encumbered, and I did start to feel a lot more confident. I was at the "just five more pounds, but this is okay too" stage, which was actually great because it kept me motivated so I didn't yo-yo, but I was also able to enjoy he…

My vote for "easiest target" would be "tummy" because it's in front of you all the time, and you can't conceal it with bras or sculpting jeans. Like, if I gain even 3lbs, that's where it all sits, and suddenly NOTHING fits comfortably anymore - if I get a pair of jeans that fits on the waist, my thighs are…

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you had a glitter addiction, there's no way it's a secret. There's a reason it's known as "the herpes of the craft world." That shit gets EVERYWHERE.

Supportive pedantry: I don't think you need to qualify with "emphasis mine" when you're transcribing a verbal comment, because you're not changing something that appeared elsewhere in a slightly different format originally. So your transcription is perfectly accurate and we, the reader, will read it as if it was…

I'm fighting back tears, here. That was courageous and beautiful. Well done, Solomon.