The sudden death of a partner while expecting a child is so universally understood as awful that I don't think anyone with any other weight to carry is going to get to same kind of sympathy - except perhaps people who lose a child.

You don't want someone who can't tell the difference between having a different opinion and dismissing your opinion.

Attractions are things we all should be good at saying no to, because our Department of Attraction is arguably the least reliable and productive office in our entire brain.

Unfortunately, I think the expectation is that birthday girls don't pay.

There's nothing like a good family when you're really up a tree.

Relationships are complicated, but happiness in a relationship isn't: It's just wanting exactly what you have. Wanting something else is dispiriting.

We all make deals with ourselves when it comes to the difficult people in our lives.