I've cooked plenty of meals when I was SAD, lonely, depressed, angry, bored, and/or under the weather. My primary AIM in these circumstances is generally to cheer myself up, to fill my STOMACH with something warm so I can feel comforted and fed, usually just with a QUICK soup or an OMELET.
Read MoreThere are PLENTY of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them COME down to this: DENY your RESPONSIBILITY.
Read MoreIn my experience, there are plenty of BAD middle-class parents: those who put their own LIVES and careers before those of their children and make precious little time AVAILABLE for their offspring, preferring INSTEAD to hire in childcare and SHOWER them with the latest and most expensive gadgets.
Read MorePlenty of casual daters will THROW you off with maddening phrases like 'I'm just ENJOYING having fun with you.' This doesn't make them a bad person, but it's your call now how to respond. Just don't assume 'having fun' or any such cliche means they're going to SUDDENLY DECIDE they WANT a relationship next week.
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