My mom said the term heavy petting existed a lot when she was in high school.

It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later.

I'm always having to be told to brush my hair.

I didn't tell him I was a virgin, just that I hadn’t done it “that much.” It hurt a little more than I'd expected but in a different way, and he was nervous too and he never came. Afterwards we lay there and talked, and I could tell he was a really nice person. I commended myself for making a healthy, albeit hasty, partner choice. I really couldn't wait to tell my mom.

I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.

One of my favorite facts about Jason [Benjamin] is that he collects shirts from tattoo parlors. He has a bunch of tattoo parlor T-shirts, but no tattoos. And then he wears, like, vans and jeans. My boyfriend said he looks like a modern Bruce Springsteen, which is a pretty high compliment.

At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career.