If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.

If you get a dog, take care of your dog! You can just not have a dog if you don't feel like taking care of one, it's very easy to not have a dog.

There has to be some kind of personal hygiene bar that a person needs to clear in order for a relationship to be successful.

Letting events end is not rude. Everything ends.

I'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.

Knowledge of death is the beginning of wisdom.

Periodontal bacteria can easily slip into the bloodstream and cause infection elsewhere in the body.