Kate Bailey

Racism. Particularly against white people.

Find really insignificant things that they completely believe are “signs” that they should be together.

The this is weird, I wasn’t expecting to get turned on by this, wow I’m so turned on by this… is this weird? Oh okay well here we go never mind one.

Respecting people is far more important than being seen as “strong.”

More makeup does not mean more beautiful. More makeup means you look like you put more makeup on.

It’s just Liam Hemsworth, Taylor Swift, Amanda Bynes, Lindsay Lohan, The Mannings, Macklemore, Justin Bieber and all their childhood “friends.”

Hate on lists that generalize/stereotype having one’s period.

When they play with kids or animals, hold babies, talk about their future kids or admit that they sometimes think of potential names for their spawn– these men exist I have encountered this rare species and I am here to tell you it is not folklore.

Keep their living space in a slight state of disarray.

I still love you and can’t figure out why everything happened the way it did. I’m getting married to someone else in November.

We laid next to each other for a while after that, limbs intertwined, the playlist still on repeat, the candles burning out. The sun was rising. My real life was dawning again. She was falling asleep, but my eyes were peeled open and staring at the ceiling.

What they want in the future vs. what they expect right now, and what they really mean when they say, “well, I’m not sure…”

3. You know you don’t really love them, but you’re holding on to the love they give.

Sarah Palin never said “You can see Russia from my house.”

If you ate something today.

If you ask them why they love you, they give you reasons that are anything other than “I just do.”

They don’t get defensive when you say you’re upset, they get concerned and want to talk about it.

To realize that the mind is the most important sex organ.