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."
Mallory OrtbergSomeone who responds to "Please don't grope me" with whining and pouting isn't a friend. He's an asshole and a predator.
Mallory OrtbergIf youโre so forgetful that youโre incapable of remembering that a co-worker isnโt pregnant on three separate occasions in as many months, I worry about your memory and cognition skills.
Mallory OrtbergEnjoy your relationship with your boyfriend and don't worry about the people or situations you dream about. Once you wake up, they're over; let them go.
Mallory Ortberg