You can't prevent a possible future closeness between your upcoming child and one or more of their grandparents.
It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness!
If someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, give them a call or send them a letter to tell them how sorry you are and to let them know how much you care.
There are few things more disconcerting than realizing the first date you thought went so well was in fact a dud.
Anyone who thinks it’s funny to name their network "Tom’sHugeEtc" is going to think it’s funny that one of his neighbors is also named Tom and is embarrassed by it.
Don't let a friend make you feel publicly uncomfortable indefinitely just because they're probably a lesbian.
You don't need to hide the fact that you're in recovery, but you don't have to share your history of addiction with acquaintances at work, either.
The mere idea of asking a family member if they intentionally stopped sending me an annual bonus makes me feel like breaking out in hives.
If and when you do decide to share your experience with your husband, it should be because you feel ready to do so, not for any other reason.
If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.
If you go out with someone and decide you don't want to see them again, do them the courtesy of saying, "Hey, I had a nice time, but I don't think things are going to work out between us." Only you can help fight ghosting.
We are all going to die, sometimes even in the middle of a lease.
Most of us, however committed we are to our ideals, will find ourselves every now and again reading an attention-grabbing headline from the Daily Mail or some other lowest-common denominator. That's not the same thing as frequenting a site like the white supremacist Stormfront.
It should go without saying that you are not doing anything wrong by having sex in your own home, and based on the care you've taken to keep things relatively quiet it's unlikely that you're violating any city noise ordinances.
One of the glorious things about being a person in the world is that you don't have to worry about whether or not someone else is trying to be creepy.
In no state in America is it legal for a landlord to demand their tenants lead a "healthy lifestyle" in order to rent property.
You, too, will someday die, perhaps under inconvenient circumstances, at a time when you do not particularly wish to, and for causes that you cannot yet predict.
Unlike celibacy, which people choose, asexuality is an intrinsic part of who we are.
Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.
Letting events end is not rude. Everything ends.
Knowledge of death is the beginning of wisdom.
It's so difficult to figure out how to offer support and also be honest with someone you love who's in a damaging relationship without making them feel defensive and retreating even further into isolation.
You may not be able to convince everyone around you that you're doing the right thing, but you don't have to subject yourself to endless second-guessing from others, either.
I'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.
You are allowed to draw lines even if your feelings are irrational. Part of the marvelous business of being an adult human is that you get to set your own boundaries for whatever reasons you like, without appending a sensible rationale to them.
