On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
LW2: As A Dude says, I wouldn't call that a "quirk." I would call it his personality and lifestyle, and I wouldn't underestimate the importance of making sure it is compatible with yours. Imagine how it would be to be married to him if this doesn't change - which seems like a real possibility (even likelihood). Maybe I'm being harsh, but I would just hate to see someone enter into a marriage hoping something this big will change.
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On This is a Safe Space to Talk About Your Dissertation
@the angry little raincloud If I came across that in a dissertation on Proquest I'd probably assume it was just a programming glitch, not author error. If that helps!
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On This is a Safe Space to Talk About Your Dissertation
@dracula's ghost That sucks :( But for some reason I pictured those stories being turned into Some E-Cards ("Your paper on Postcolonialism is actually just colonialist" or "Your argument about racial essentialization was itself racially essentializing").
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On Toxic Dating, "Abominable" Sisters, and the French Manicure
LW1: I know the idea of being "alone" is scary, but it sounds to me like being in this relationship would feel a million times worse than that.
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On Overboard 4-Eva
This immediately called to mind Karate Kid, which instilled in me a lifelong distaste for rich, preppy, blond boys.
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On [Maybe] Good Books That Defined You
@cuminafterall As soon as I saw this article I did a control-F to make sure someone had mentioned The Westing Game (glad to see there are numerous mentions!). It is my all time favorite book - I have probably read it more than 10 times since I was 12. My husband and I read it out loud to each other a few years ago (he was a bit skeptical but ended up loving it). Turtle Wexler is my hero.
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On Can We Do Red Velvet v. Carrot Instead?
@Tuna Surprise I considered including that option as well, but then I started wondering if that's something they can tell from an ultrasound or if it tends to be an at-birth kind of discovery. In any case, yes, feel free to form Team Intersex!
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On Can We Do Red Velvet v. Carrot Instead?
If anyone gets invited to one of these, please coordinate with the other guests so that half show up on "Team Boy" and the other on "Team Girl" (ideally, wearing t-shirts and/or toting signs). Then when the big reveal happens, cheer/boo accordingly. Oh, and then report back to us.
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On Ask a Clean Person: Dude, Where's My Coach?
@Gnatalby I just realized recently that I've had my cheap Target wallet for almost 10 years. And it's still looking mighty fine.
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On Never-Complainers, Workaholics, and the Balding-and-Manly
@S. Elizabeth Also, there's no indication that he even WANTS to do that.