I hate to get gender essentialist, but I'm starting to think that a lot of married men have some sort of heterosexually induced dentistry aversion.
Mallory OrtbergReconciliation is not possible when one party asks the other to obliterate all signs of their relationship.
Mallory OrtbergAnyone who thinks itโs funny to name their network "TomโsHugeEtc" is going to think itโs funny that one of his neighbors is also named Tom and is embarrassed by it.
Mallory OrtbergI think that it's a great idea to have honest conversations about children before getting married. I also think it's impossible to promise someone, "What I want right now will never change, and as long as I promise you I do - or don't - want a child - or a specific number of children - before we get married, we will never have to experience fear, anxiety, uncertainty, or the pain of not getting what we want, when we want it.
Mallory Ortberg