Yeah, but that would be a business (/its representative) discriminating against a protected class (women). I don’t think the two are comparable.

Ooo I have to also add, he will clean the pots used in cooking, but then leave them in the sink. The next day I am home and go “are these clean?” and I don’t know, so I reclean them. WHY NOT JUST PUT THEM AWAY??? Finish the chore!

Yes! My mom would have us clean the kitchen after meals and come inspect... anything that wasn’t wiped down or to her liking and we’d have to fix it. Meanwhile my bf says, “yeah I didn’t have any chores or do any cleaning growing up.” THEN he gets defensive when I tell him he’s not completing something. I want to be…

Loooool. My bf does this, where he’ll be like “Don’t worry I’ll clean the kitchen.” And then he does the dishes, but the rest of the kitchen isn’t clean. Counters are dirty, sink is dirty, etc.. If he would just say “Don’t worry I’ll wash the dishes,” then I wouldn’t walk into the kitchen and get exasperated because I…

Yes, yes I know. I was exaggerating and figured people would understand that I don’t think there are no fat new yorkers and no skinny midwesterners. Obviously fat people live in New York. I would bet you, however, the % of the population that is overweight/obese is significantly higher in some parts of the US than…

Also, seeing as they are in Times Square in NYC, I would bet the “overweight women” are probably tourists from the south or midwest. I say that bc 1) only tourists are in times square and 2) I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an obese person actually living in NYC. SO my interpretation of this is that the fatness and the…

Agreed!

I have to say, a small part of the reason I want to wait to marry my bf until after I graduate is so our wedding invitation can say Mr. Hislastname and Dr. Yogurtandstuff.

Yes, yes I know. It was a joke.

My grandparents were first cousins and so thus had the same last name when they got married. IS MY NAME FROM THE PATRIARCHY OR NOT??? Halp!

Well, we are different races, he has worked for the same company for years - it would be fairly obvious.

Well, I am planning to keep my last name. I would not hyphenate because I think that should be kept to last names 2 syllables or less. If that wasn’t the case, however, I would do it because it would be nice to have the same last name as my kiddos. In that instance, though, I would expect the hubs to do the same. All…

So, my bf and I have had this convo, and his major reason for not wanting to change his name is because he works in oil in Texas, and he thinks if would hurt his career if the “boys” heard about it. We plan on moving at some point though, so I’d be interested to see if he changes his tune in a culture that is less…

I don’t really get the hate here... I think it looks nicer/more interesting than those sashes people put over chairs?

Serious question: are you against naming animals human names? NOthing bugs me more than a dog named Hannah or some shit. I don’t want to have to clarify if I’m talking about Hannah the dog or Hannah the human!

Those teas (both weight loss and abs since the only way to see abs is to have very little body fat) are just laxatives. They work, in that you’re pooing constantly and absorbing no nutrients, sooo...win?

Where are you from? Where I am it is currently 102 F (~39 C) and climbing. So, no AC = very, very hot, not occasionally warm. That being said, I am not a fan (hah) of deviating SO hugely from the temperature outside. I sincerely think 25 degrees below the ambient temperature is fine. Going from 105 —> 69 is INSANITY.…

Once my feet and nose get “air conditioned cold” (I swear to you its a different cold than real cold) - literally the only thing that will warm them up is hot water. I can rub them, my boyfriend bought me socks that people trekking through the himalayas wear... nope. The only thing that works is a bath or a shower.…

It’s just... not. I lived in the Yucatan where most places aren’t air conditioned, and yeah, you are really hot for a while, and then you just get used to it. I would venture a guess that you “always hot” people have just tried to acclimate to your environment. It is possible. You get used to sweat on your legs and…

I cannot cover my face (unless you want me wearing a ski mask, which I would argue is relatively unprofessional) that will fix the fact that my nose runs all day because of the cold, my eyes tear all day because of the cold, and I end up rubbing them raw with kleenex. I can’t wear gloves to make it so my hands can…