I feel like any scarf I wear on my head will be perceived as a hijab. Actually I was coming here to clarify what I mean. This probably sounds really ignorant, but: what makes the difference between a scarf on the head and a hijab? Is it the symbolism that the wearer attaches to it, the particular wa...

Thank you for the link Heather. I haven't gotten through it yet, but part way through I was reminded of when I did wear a religious covering. I was a nun in a play and so I wore a habit a lot. I liked wearing it and even forgot I was wearing it. I liked[I/] covering my hair and the sense of personal...

I'd love a few links to read over. I've tried to do some research but mostly I've just come up with people speculating.

I don't feel like I can do what I want with my body. My ideals: what I'd like to wear, whether I'd like to shave, etc don't line up with my actions. For example, I don't like shaving any part of my body. It's not something I want to do. After years of hard work, I am finally comfortable wearing clot...

As a fun note: a restaurant fairly close to me has two unisex restrooms: one has a unicorn on the door, the other has a unicycle. I love this^ I also love when establishments do the common sense thing and make single stalled washrooms unisex. I can't think of a single argument for doing otherwise. ...

Today I was absolutely over the moon about the washrooms at a store. I was initially overjoyed by the accessible washroom which seemed like they had actually considered the people using it, not just the bare minimum code requirements. But then when I went to find my family, I discovered that the oth...

I'd love to be a part of this! Anxiety isn't my main mental health challenge, but it is something I do deal with from time to time. Actually, as it happens I'm presently dealing with some new issues and the fact that my initial diagnosis was probably wrong. So, I'm pretty busy right now dealing with...

Hi everyone! I had a good chat with Heather today about friendship, family and the changing definitions of "romance". So, I'm looking for a few more perspectives. What, if anything, do you percieve to be the difference between close friendships and romantic relationships? Have you had any ...

Woot woot! Big year!

Keda, I love what you're saying up there in response to my response. Heather and Redskies, I love the plant as an analogy/alarm clock for relationships. I've actually been ill lately and some of my house plants haven't been doing very well. This is a pretty neat coincidence! I think my house plants ...

Not a problem. I hope things work out. Also? I really don't think you will stop loving your boyfriend if you discontinue birth control. I just can't see how that would make it happen. I can see why some people who stop taking birth control might break up with partners after doing so, but that is mor...

I'm not an expert, but it sounds like there is a lot more going on than those articles are saying. Are you going off of the birth control pill with the supervision of the prescribing physician? Its a really bad idea to discontinue any prescription medication without the supervision of a medical prof...

I just remembered a mistake I used to make when I first started using tampons. I was using the kind with an applicator, but I didn't understand that the applicator actually had to go part way inside your body too. So I was essentially just putting the tampon in my vaginal lips and beginning of the v...

Honestly? I think that this is just a case of "shit happens". Many people have some kind of sex drive and some of those people choose to act on those feelings. His mother is probably someone who has first hand experience engaging in sexual acts and so she likely understands what it is like...

New one from today: you are a grown up the day your mother asks you a question about something she has heard, wanting to know if it true and she seems to hold all of the trust in your ability to answer that you held on her's. (For reference it WAS a biology question and I AM a biology major whom, co...

AvocadoLime, your expectations sound very realistic and very health. Someone telling you not to see a friend= abusive. So cutting that person (the one telling you what to do) out of your life= healthy. A partner self identifying as a lesbian= something about them and them alone and thus something on...

Well the answer is yes and no. You can hurt your body doing anything. I never would have thought I could have broken a leg just by standing at the bottom of a hill, but it happened. But in the "normal" course of masturbating, no you're probably not going to hurt your clitoris. If you feel ...

I remember my shock and awe last year when I realised that I was the very same age as my parents when they met. My parents met each other right after they moved out of their childhood homes and have been together ever since. So, growing up there were two kinds of stories about their lives: stories a...

Hi all, I want to post a link to an awesome run-down video about birth control. It answered questions s I didn't even know I had and left me with even more.
http://www.upworthy.com/i-thought-i-kne ... r-5?c=ufb1

Warning: i cant really tell if my post below comes across as rude or pushy or like telling you what to do. It isnt intended that way. Hi, just dropping in to give my two cents. I personally love taking things apart and knowing how they work. So I think it might help you if you open a tampon and exam...

For me its exam season. Classes ended yesterday and I'm starting to study. Its a really great feeling though, because last time exams came around d I was in the depths of depression and didn't even know what was wrong. So to be going into exams with good grades and actually be capable of studying i...

For me its exam season. Classes ended yesterday and I'm starting to study. Its a really great feeling though, because last time exams came around d I was in the depths of depression and didn't even know what was wrong. So to be going into exams with good grades and actually be capable of studying is...

I know pretty much everything that there is to know about this with regards to myself. I was majorly planned. I know my parents were togther for almost a decade before marrying and that they got married because they preferred to be married before having children. I know that they spent years discuss...

I'm interested in having casual sex with my chemistry lab partner, but I'm not really sure how to see if he is interested too. We only see each other at labs and I wouldn't say we're friends but we get along and flirt (at least I think he's flirting with me). So any tips about how to bring this up w...

I started using the diva cup earlier this year and it took me a while to get used to it. At first I kept the stem on but it stuck out of my vulva and was really irritating so I ended up gradually removing it until there was nothing left. This was a major improvement but I can still feel the base of ...