Ask comment:
"Ace your coffee date. First date don'ts. 10 first-date pitfalls, avoided. I tried to pick out the ones geared towards men, but ultimately, your best asset is your focus on her. You're not being interrogated or auditioning for something, or vice-versa...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by streetdreams
more than 12 hours ago
MeTa comment:
"I was so pissed I couldn't get Doppelgangster. I almost didn't believe it was real until I saw it in an infodump.
whoever you are, man? I'm still cooler than you, fucking dropout. mutter.</small...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by paleyellowwithorange
2 days ago
Ask comment:
"Tell her that she will look 10 years older than she is within a couple years of starting.
Tell her that she won't be able to work out as much. That her tastebuds won't work after a while, so she'll end up putting too much salt on her food to taste..." [
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favorited 8 times, recently by funkiwan
2 days ago
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"I work for an online dating site and have helped two friends find longterm boyfriends using it. My suggestions for the best possible experience (and I'm not just an employee, I have used the site myself):
1. Take all new photos of yourself and..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by vbfg, nasreddin, jejune, chicainthecity
3 days ago
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"Every time I've fallen in love it's been stronger, and mostly it's been a better fit, too, as far as what I could live with in a long-term partner. I've always had good sex with people I was in love with, but having sex with someone you're not in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
8 days ago
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"A really good relationship will have all of the following:
- Good timing. You are both in a place in your lives where you want the same things (i.e., commitment, fun, children, travel, whatever) and neither of you is being weighed down by baggage..." [
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favorited 18 times, recently by streetdreams, nooneyouknow, umlaut, mi, graytona
9 days ago
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"I do actually have 3 tips for speed dating, if you try it:
1. Do NOT talk about work. At all. Don't mention your job and if the other person tries, stop them. If you research the history of speed dating and dig a little, you'll see that this was..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 517
12 days ago
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"1. If someone is willing to lie to you about something major, they will lie about anything, including saying anything possible to win you back. I know this firsthand.
2. In the future, if you feel ANYTHING is wrong in a relationship break it off..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by MD06, elisynn, Jurate, dancestoblue, desjardins
13 days ago
Ask comment:
"Change the locks, get her stuff to a mutual friend if you can so you don't face her, block her numbers and emails... or, change your phone number.
Emotional blackmail only works if you allow it to happen. If you cannot contact her and she cannot..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by blueberry, reductiondesign, scody, Sidhedevil
2 weeks ago
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"Look... what everyone else said, and also make sure you are alone and in a place where you feel totally comfortable telling her. Either her place or yours is ideal, and you might want to phrase it in such a way that you let her know that you know..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Scram, reductiondesign, seawallrunner
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"I can't help that I'm pale, but fuck a bunch of Hot Topic cheaply made bullshit. I will NEVER get over that... it's like KBToys for suicidal teens. There was a time when looking like that was work, and even so, I never... ugh. I just wore a lot of..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kittens for breakfast, emypocu
3 weeks ago
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"I did all that stuff and I'm still punk and I'm 36.
My hair is black, most of my clothes are black, but I don't have visible tattoos or any piercings.
My parents were at first appalled, my father has cried about it, sent me emails about going..." [
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favorited 16 times, recently by mr. strange, mcbeth, cass, saffry, whatideserve, teleri025, schyler523, smich, h00py, safetyfork, corey flood, CwgrlUp, amicamentis, Metroid Baby, sperose, PhoBWanKenobi
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"So when is the New New Testament coming out? I mean, we have other people writing followup Heinlein books, sequels to Gone With the Wind, new Bond books... now this?
Note: When I say "New New Testament", I don't mean Scientology, The..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by JHarris, Reverend John, winna
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"(backs away from Artw with rosary, garlic, Thesaurus)" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Artw
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"The Prisoner. NOBODY will do a theme around The Prisoner!
No man is a number (your grades); University is supposed to be idyllic but often feels like a prison; there are tests, and paranoia... it's heavily referenced in Lost for you young folk...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Asymptote
3 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"Metroid Baby, you promised not to tell. ; )
Are we still on for that MeFi slumber party this weekend?
Only smart cool girlsnobs invited!" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Metroid Baby
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"I live next door to a Pitt Bull and saw him raised as a puppy; he is quiet, not much of a barker, mostly outside and will come to me in a friendly way, let me play with him, and watches me with little interest when I'm outside.
But the fence..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 weeks ago
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"The Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment is the best thing I have ever used on my lips; it makes them insanely soft, smells delicious, isn't sticky and doesn't have anything gross in it, the package is ecologically responsible and it's the most effective thing..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by polyester.lumberjack, chicainthecity
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Wait wait what the fuck? At this rate I am NEVER going to be able to sell my house. I haven't checked my 401k in a while because crying at work is somewhat frowned upon...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by bonobo, ignignokt, troy
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"Actually, my family is so guilty of this shit I have the 3-step process down:
1. Dear ___, please do not spam me at work or I'll get fired and then you will have to provide me with a place to live.
2. If it's not just 27 "funny"..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by wires, Drab_Parts
3 weeks ago
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"One last thought, I forgot to include this before: I always felt different from other kids and felt like they were staring at me for whatever reason. Maybe because I was pale or short (like, a foot shorter than most of the other kids my age)...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by MythMaker
Last month
MeTa comment:
"I know this mindset very well. This is the mindset of the 30 or so men who write into my company, every week, and state that "Every article/question/statement is a bunch of man-hating bullshit! You probably didn't even go to college! Fuck you, I..." [
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favorited 25 times, recently by ukdanae, andraste, scrump, tractorfeed, CwgrlUp, Countess Elena, goshling, Pope Guilty, misha, schyler523, grapefruitmoon, reflecked, peacheater, mostlymartha, gingerbeer, Stacey, rtha, spec80, mrzarquon, languagehat, dyoneo, mothershock, 8dot3, agregoli, Reverend John
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"To all the people responding to my comment, let me add, for years we have had tons of male columnists, we even had a whole section JUST for men and men's advice, and often run articles that address only the male perspective.
We probably receive 10..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by misha, peacheater, agregoli
2 months ago
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"I have the spountain. When I brush my teeth, I never have to cup my dirty hands again! It's a faucet! it's a water fountain! SCIENCE!
Microwaves. I remember when you had to guesstimate when you'd be hungry if you wanted a baked potato. My sisters..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by amicamentis
2 months ago
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Please help me save someone from dehydration...
favorited 20 times, recently by painquale, amtho, svolix, starman, Ruki, lucien, corey flood, xchmp, pardonyou?, haunted by Leonard Cohen, monocultured, PercussivePaul, ottereroticist, LarryC, rio, PhoBWanKenobi, GaelFC, katillathehun, nicwolff, Scram
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Days like today make me feel like we are some kind of invisible family; I wish that feeling could stay forever.
NickySkye, I expect there will be a meetup so everyone within a sane distance can give you a hug.
May you live long, and this whole..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nickyskye
2 months ago
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"I knew I was loved when someone else forgave me for doing something I couldn't felt like I couldn't forgive myself for...
When someone sees you at your worst and treats you like they do when you are at your best, and you are awed by it, that's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ifjuly
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"You might try joining the Drugbuyers forum; with a $5 donation you get lots of info on discounts, ratings on pharmacies, personal experiences, etc. Plus the community is very supportive. I have used it before successfully.
Disclaimer: I have..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JimN2TAW
2 months ago
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"Three perfect, easy recipes... no more than five ingredients apiece.
Tomato-Basil Couscous salad
Buy one bag of cherry tomatoes, the kind that are still on the vine in the mesh bag. Also one small regular tomato.
1/4 cup of freshly torn..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by chara, nuclear_soup, FunkyHelix
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"True story: My friend Birdie (who is a horticulturist) had a freak accident involving a chainsaw and his face. It went exactly like this:
*Birdie prepares to cut down a large, knotted tree whose root system is encroaching on the plat where a new..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by bunnytricks
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"He would learn that women like something called foreplay, and that kissing isn't just something you do until you start getting to the "let's have sex right now" part of the relationship.
Women love to be titillated and teased physically,..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by ifjuly
2 months ago
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"I'm with ImproviseOrDie. My marriage cost me $50,000 to dissolve. She wasted 9 years, I wasted 10. Both of us are sad we spent some of our best years with the wrong guy.
Divorce is expensive and hard. It can take anywhere from 3 months to 3 years..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by blueberry, ImproviseOrDie, chicainthecity
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wow at this link.
Um... I was a raver in 1989. It was my senior year of high school. I can attest to the immense sense of freedom and future social benefits that this culture had on me.
I attended my first warehouse party in November 1989. I..." [
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favorited 230 times, recently by Iamtherealme, pseudonick
2 months ago
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"Allow me to point out two of the worst commercial sites ever: Reunion.com, which forces you to pay to view other people's complete profiles after you register (note, not to communicate, just to LOOK); when you register, it tells you it's going to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by misha
2 months ago
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"How would you feel if you accidentally saw an email, or overheard a conversation about yourself, where the guy in question said you had potential? And that he was trying to make you into "wife material"?
It would hurt you terribly and..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by jejune, every_one_needs_a_hug_sometimes, ThePinkSuperhero, ihope, scody, redtriskelion, chicainthecity, palomar, als129
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Your friend has low self-esteem. There may be some glue holding her to him, such as good sex, or the belief that he will get his shit together and repay her and she doesn't want to write this off as a personal, financial and emotional loss. Until she..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by pointystick, The Light Fantastic, scody
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"I will throw my hat in the ring if another editor is needed. I'm a full-time professional editor, and my schedule is about to be freed up quite a bit at work (*cough three paid weeks of vacation to kill cough*), so feel free to hit me up if anyone..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Effigy2000
3 months ago
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"If I had a dollar for every friend of mine, successful in previous jobs, intelligent, interesting, hardworking... for every one of those friends who wanted to come and work with me, and couldn't even get past the initial HR screening because they..." [
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favorited 9 times, recently by lizzicide
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'm already down to a three-day work week*. Take that, motherfuckers!
*oh shit I'm also on call 24 hours a day. Nevermind. Including weekends." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jkaczor
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Can we also add a "dumped" tag for all the fucked-up relationshipfilter q's? It would do us the double-plus-good of alerting the Hive to newly single members and spark "yay, let's get you drunk now" meetups......" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by happyturtle
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"(raises hand) I was traveling with two girlfriends in Europe by train at age 19 and was attacked and mugged 3 times in 24 hours. We were in Hungary, Czechoslovakia (before it became the Czech Republic) and Italy, respectively.
The first attacker..." [
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favorited 22 times, recently by anastasiav
3 months ago
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"Bus schedules for San Angelo and the Concho Valley (PDF)
Housing and social services for San Angelo and surrounding area" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Snoogylips
3 months ago
