I once got a compliment on my dress from another woman and my response was simply, “Thanks. It has pockets!” and she said, “Isn’t it sad how little it takes to please us?” and that comment has lived rent fucking free in my head ever since.

-ie for feminine and -er for masculine? That sounds like German...maybe the gender neutral is "sweetes" :P

Beecher's rules! Have you ever tried Trader Joe's English Coastal Cheddar? That's the fav in my household

I don't subscribe to one Best Friend, but many of my closest friends are ones I met recently (late 20s). We met through shared interests and grew closer because I felt safe being emotionally vulnerable with them (rare for me). We've never had the "what are we" conversation but maybe we should!

Is there a relationship flag color that's worse than red? Maroon maybe? Yikes.

You've been doing everything on hard mode for so long! For me it was B vitamins and I felt SO POWERFUL when they returned to my body lol.
And yw! I'm still finding gf versions of things I thought I'd never have...very excited for the gf Cheez-Its that are allegedly coming in 2026 :P

I've been there...nothing like being exhausted and feeling left out while still recovering from autoimmune nonsense! It gets easier every year, I promise :)
P.S. if you seek gf stroopwafels, the "energy" in Honey Stinger energy waffles is just honey and they taste very close to gluten stroopwafels

Whoa, this would suck if you were a trans vampire who didn't get to transition before being turned.