That's your "best" at not being elitist?
Not cool.
This looks like some ungodly cross between wonder woman and sailor moon.
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That was a sorely needed laugh, thank you.
@Eridani: The Harry Potter books were total crap that made good movies. I think there's only a particular kind of crappy book that will make a good movie though, and Twilight was not that kind of book. Under the circumstances, I think the director did pretty well.
@Kate and Dré BACK TOGETHER!: "thinks marriage is slightly a joke, but i do love my GF, and i would do it for her"
If it's "for her," and not actually what you want, don't do this. Marrying someone when you don't really believe in marriage isn't doing them any favors.
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If it's "for her," and not actually what you want, don't do this. Marrying someone when you don't really believe in marriage isn't doing them any favors.
#groupthink
@cool_as_KimDeal: It might be a little nitpicky (and I don't really know as my fiance didn't speak with my father prior to proposing), but I think these days it's less "permission" and more "blessing." I think the appeal lies almost solely in it being a tradition, but I don't think anyone is actually expecting to cancel their wedding plans if a woman's dad or parents don't approve. If anything, it's just a nice little nod to the parents that the guy respects their opinion, and it's a way for the parents to show support to a young couple.
Fully admitting that I could be being way too generous with my interpretation, though. It seems there should be some kind of corollary for the potential groom's parents.
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Fully admitting that I could be being way too generous with my interpretation, though. It seems there should be some kind of corollary for the potential groom's parents.
#groupthink
I never noticed whether one parent was noticeably better or worse than the other growing up. Nowadays though, I am just so easily freaked out by any tiny mistakes that other people make, so I get scared when anyone besides me is driving.
@katgirl476: This is the best idea on the internet, ever.
@MsWhatsit: But then my next thought is that it's not nearly as romantic to be like "I want to continue all of our communications and important life decisions through an internet medium, which everyone else can see and comment on." Either way, he totally failed to live up to his parents' proposal!
It's working out for me. I've saved up some money to go back to school, my fiancee (doing the same) has saved up money for a deposit on a house for us... Plus, I appreciate my parents so much more as an adult than I did as a child. I know that won't be the case for everyone, but these days I actually am really happy I've gotten this much time to spend with them. I'm glad I didn't just leave as a teenager for college and never come back home, because I feel like I would have missed out on the chance for this kind of relationship with my parents.
@token_liberal: Holy shit. I hope he was drunk, because that's super unacceptable! I'm glad you're getting something out of his douchiness, at least.
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@kat.bee: Yeah, you're totally right. All those suckers who get married young are, like, totally dumb and have shitty lives. Glad we get to decide what's acceptable for other people!
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@kat.bee: You kind of sound like a judgmental asshole. I think you can be happy and secure in the decisions you've made for yourself without talking shit about what your married friends are doing.
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@katieupsidedown: I don't know, I saw Inception and hardly even noticed the guy. It was JGL all the way!
Whenever I see old photos of celebrities, I feel like I'm consistently shocked at how good looking they were. I expect currently famous people to have been styled, made-up, plastic surgery-ed, and photoshopped up the wazoo, so it's easy to forget that there's actually a real and very appealing person behind it all.
And I hope that 2010 card is supposed to have some kind of stylistic purpose to looking like that. Because it is creepily fake, and not in a subtle way. Whoever said it looks like the Adams family totally nailed it.
And I hope that 2010 card is supposed to have some kind of stylistic purpose to looking like that. Because it is creepily fake, and not in a subtle way. Whoever said it looks like the Adams family totally nailed it.
@LionAndUnicorn is Rosie Retrospection: Start practicing and see how it goes before you sign up for a class. I was doing quite well practicing, then bombed the LSAT from nerves. I ended up taking a Kaplan advanced class, and did pretty awesome the second time, so it helped in terms of confidence. OTOH, I've heard people say that Kaplan doesn't prepare you as well for question types as Powerscore, so depending on your skill level that might be something to consider.
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I feel like all of James Franco's weirdness is a calculated attempt to make himself incredibly unappealing and get out of the "heartthrob" position and all the stalkery fangirls that usually result. Like, for the most part, I imagine that if I sighted a celebrity, I'd be somewhat intrigued or curious-- I'd probably stare a little bit too much. Then I imagine myself seeing Franco... and going completely out of my way to avoid him. He's long since stopped being kind of weird and is now just flat-out creepy.
@msmoneypenny misses MizJ: DC has been totally miserable, hasn't it? Even with all of that snow last year, it never felt like this!
Cuddling with people/animals under piles of blankets is always a winner, though.
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Cuddling with people/animals under piles of blankets is always a winner, though.
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@proletarian_tenenbaum: I'd add that it's not necessarily a power imbalance within a straight relationship that's the issue; I find myself often resentful because of what my male partner doesn't, and can't, understand what being female really is like. Being female sometimes feels like the whole world is closing in on you-- and while he may be on my side, he just doesn't get the fear and anger. And in an intimate (if not one's most intimate) relationship, understanding is so, so important, and something that I'm sure I'm not alone in desiring. So in that sense, a lesbian relationship would be easier. Doesn't mean I think every (or even many) aspects of a lesbian relationship would be easier!
