If you don't like potlucks, the solution to your problem is "don't go to potlucks," not "insist other people don't have them."

You are allowed to draw lines even if your feelings are irrational. Part of the marvelous business of being an adult human is that you get to set your own boundaries for whatever reasons you like, without appending a sensible rationale to them.

Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.

I don't think unfriending your old crush on Facebook will do much other than remove him from your Facebook feed. Don't beat yourself up over what you dream about; there are a lot worse things that could slip across the transom of your unconscious mind than an old high school crush who was always nice to you.

o one is right when it comes to destination weddings. It’s a big ask, requesting people take time off work and fly off to take a cruise just to see you get married, and they’re perfectly justified in saying no if they don’t have the time, the money, or simply the inclination.

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

Someone who responds to "Please don't grope me" with whining and pouting isn't a friend. He's an asshole and a predator.