I keep meaning to read that Atlantic article, and then not having the bandwidth to click past the first page.
I sometimes have that irritated feeling after spending more money on another baby gift or wedding shower that I need to throw a "not getting married or having children shower" and have everyone bring me presents just for being me.
My aunts wanted a shower when they bought their house, for this very reason -- not a housewarming, a SHOWER. So they got a shower. And then a couple of years later, they got married!
In what way, Allyson?
I think it stumbled into some evo psychy sort of rationales that tweak me, and that relationships are navigated like a tenuous peace accord between warring factions.
Being single does make me feel a bit unwanted/unattractive/unworthy of love. I think Kat once told me I could just lower my standards. But why date someone I think isn't as awesome as I am?
It hurts a little bit, but I don't think anyone who matters to me thinks I'm unworthy/unwanted/unattractive. They just think I need to get the fuck out of the house, more.
tommyrot! I was just wondering about you. What's up?
tommyrot! I was just wondering about you. What's up?
Not too much. Been working closely with my boss the last few weeks, so no opportunity to visit b.org during work.
Also, have been counting down the days until Nov. 17th, when I take an Amtrak train overnight (in a sleeper car) to Jackson, MS where I'll grab a rental car and drive to Tuscaloosa to visit Monica (my gf) for the weekend. She's just been damn busy at school, so this will only be the second time I see her. (She's coming to Chicago in early January for a week.)
ION, here is something ita ! might have posted: A Freakishly Bizarre Music Video About People With An Extra Head
In this freakishly bizarre music video for “Big Bad Wolf” by DJ duo Duck Sauce, we follow the tale of two men whose libido’s are embodied by second heads protruding from their crotches. The men (and their second heads) go about their day and then prepare for a night on the town, where they meet some women, and well, you’ve been warned.
I would argue this is
technically
work-safe, but....
I sometimes have that irritated feeling after spending more money on another baby gift or wedding shower that I need to throw a "not getting married or having children shower" and have everyone bring me presents just for being me.
I really want to be Tim's *wife* (I couldn't care less about a wedding, for reals), but I have to admit that part of me wants to get married to get new stuff that matches. Plates that match! And don't have cracks up the middle! Towels without stains of dubious origin! An espresso machine that blow-dries my hair!
...that last one exists, right? I assume it's one of those things only married people are allowed to have.
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And it *is* weird, living with him for 4 years but not being married. It's not-quite-societally-sanctioned relationshipness. Not really. Not as much as a spouse is.
Monica (my gf)
Hey! So, when did GF/BF status become official? Did I miss it? Woo!
Wait, I'm supposed to have clean towels? I'm doing this marriage thing all wrong.
Big Bang Theory makes me believe that Owen will have close friends, a successful career and a fulfilling life as an adult, even on his worst days.
He will! Honest! If I can do it, so can he!
Hey! So, when did GF/BF status become official? Did I miss it? Woo!
I dunno, from my first visit in early Oct? I just assumed we were bf/gf, and then later Monica mentioned how nice it was telling a prospective roommate that her boyfriend from Chicago would be visiting in Nov.
I assumed she was talking about me....
Wait, I'm supposed to have clean towels? I'm doing this marriage thing all wrong.
Well, whenever I've bought people stuff off their wedding registry, without exception there were always towels/linens on the registry. So I assumed that if we got married people would give us new towels for our newlywed dirt.
