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I heard someone I've known for a very long time is leaving her idiot boyfriend and moving back to my state for the first time since we were young. I don't expect anything but... I don't know. I almost feel like I'm willing to take a chance now that I was too scared to take for many, many years...

There is nothing weird about wanting to be around other people, I think. We're social animals. In response to your question, though, although I've had many poor experiences with roommates, it was usually when I was younger and had less of an idea of what I'm willing to put up with. (I now know...

Emotional and mental freedom. Less second guessing of what I desire and what I'm planning for the future. Less stress over following my heart.

The comment before mine strikes me as very reasonable. Department head are very powerful resources and unlike high school, some of the guidance counselors actually kind of know what is going on. I'd simply add that as you progress in your studies it will get better. The people that don't want to...

"I wish I could heal this but I don't know how really. Anyone feel the same? " Yes. It is like you took the words out of my mouth.

As I've gotten older I've started to think in terms of, "Does it make me a better person," rather than, "Will it last." One of the real truths of life is that much of what we see around us is transient, and that's ok. Regardless of if a relationship or marriage lasts, as long as it is teaching...

Hi! I'm a 29 year old male living in California. Anybody feel like carrying on some sort of correspondence? I tend to get along better with girls than guys, but I'm really open to anybody. Umm... Stuff about me: I'm in the retail sector I like to go see live music in the woods I tend to read...

I'm remembering the holidays in years past. The family all used to get together in my grandparents house up north. Grandma would cook up a storm, my aunt would clean everybody out at poker, and my dad and grandpa would get gently hammered. Mom would hang out with my uncles wife or my crazy aunt...

"But as anyone who's ever felt imprisoned by their job, bills, or familial obligations can tell you, it's not really that simple." What was it Neil Gaiman said in one of his comics, "You don't have to stay anywhere forever." The responsibilities are what you make of them. One of the real...

I hate to cite old cliches, but I'd simply point out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The concept that it is oriented around things like light skin or straight hair is part of a very, very old cultural cultural construct and not rooted in fact. My advice would be to be suspicious of...

Hi folks- I'm a 28 year old guy living in the western US. Thought like this might be a reasonable place to meet random people that enjoyed talking about random things. Ciao black_cat