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Someone who is really negative! I went on a date one time with this guy and it was honestly exhausting because he was such a Debbie Downer. For example: Dude: I work in marketing. Me: Oh, that must be interesting. Dude: Not really. Dude: I belong to a CrossFit gym. Me: Wow, I've… Read More

I had just been dumped by this guy I had been seeing. I was totally enamored with him and the breakup came out of nowhere, so I was devastated. I dragged myself to work that day and was in the bathroom down the hall from my office (the bathroom is shared by all of the offices on the… Read More

I had just been dumped by this guy I had been seeing. I was totally enamored with him and the breakup came out of nowhere, so I was devastated. I dragged myself to work that day and was in the bathroom down the hall from my office (the bathroom is shared by all of the offices on the… Read More

I taught an acting/performance class at a day camp (kids were 10-13 years old) and we used to do this exercise where the kids would all walk around on the stage and we'd call out different directions ("Pretend you're walking through honey." "Someone jumps out and surprises you!" etc.)… Read More

So when my mom and dad got married in 1974, my mom took my dad's last name for about a month because she felt pressured to, but ultimately changed back to her maiden name for various professional and personal reasons. She was known as Mrs. Smith for approximately 30 days 44 years… Read More

There's a place in Florence called I'Mangiarino on Via della Studio (if you're facing the front of the Duomo, it's a tiny side street on the right). It's a little restaurant that also does their own burrata and cured meats... let me tell you, the best food I've ever had. They brought… Read More

Hormonal birth control (the pill). Obviously not for everyone and obviously only if okayed by your doctor but it really saved me. I always had clear skin on my face, but horrible, painful cystic acne on my back (so painful that it sometimes hurt to lay on my back or wear clothes).… Read More

I was at a new doctor having a physical done and she asked me where I went to high school, so I told her. She asked how I liked it and I said that it was okay but that I didn't have a huge social circle and she said "is it because you're fat?" Like, I know I'm overweight and you're… Read More

I get told all the time that my mom and I look exactly alike- and it's true! Sometimes, accidentally, we even dress alike and one of us has to change because otherwise it's really unnerving.

A few years ago, my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. My brother and I had planned on throwing them a party, but when we talked to our parents they indicated that they didn't really want us to do anything for it and that they preferred to have a low-key celebration… Read More