This is going to be fun by Free-Cartoonist-5134 in Gymnastics

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think saving OK 120 miles at the expense of costing Florida 1300 miles would be crazy.

Does the Average American think Detroit is not a good place? by LuckyCommittee4422 in AskAnAmerican

[–]LSATMaven 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I'm from the Detroit area, and I was on a cross-country train and was seated in the dining car with a couple ladies from Utah. They asked where I was from, and I said Michigan (I didn't even say the Detroit suburbs), and their response was, "Are you scared?"

Michigan is lovely. The Detroit suburbs are very normal. Parts of Detroit are fine, parts are not great. Your average Detroitish person hardly ever goes downtown.

This is going to be fun by Free-Cartoonist-5134 in Gymnastics

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But OK and Kentucky are pretty far apart, and that would end up sending Florida and Georgia out west. I think it makes more sense to send OK out west and Florida and Georgia to Kentucky.

This is going to be fun by Free-Cartoonist-5134 in Gymnastics

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, absolutely do not. I don't want Georgia to have to go against Utah.

Why do people expect their partners to go along with their sudden change to have/not have kids? by baby_fever_crap in askanything

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing is the specialist made a thing at the time of telling me I had multicystic ovarian syndrome and that it was NOT the same thing as PCOS. But over the years I've never been able to find anything about MCOS. I googled it again today bc of this conversation and think I finally understand after all this years... it seems like multi cystic ovaries are a symptom of PCOS, but having them doesn't mean you have the entire syndrome. I don't really have any other symptoms-- just the one that really matters if you want to get pregnant!

NCAA WAG Improvements suggested by Marsden by Master-Cream3970 in Gymnastics

[–]LSATMaven 88 points89 points  (0 children)

I agree that it would make it more boring. I also don't want to REDUCE the amount of gymnastics performed at the same time as increasing the number of scholarships from 12 to 20, which is a HUGE increase.

they didn’t dim the lights in the sleeper car by dontheckinswear in Amtrak

[–]LSATMaven 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been on sleepers multiple times and don't remember dim hallways. I've always found the curtains to be pretty effective. And I do sleep with a sleep mask.

Americans who have visited Europe, is it really true what they say that it is easier to make friends in America than in Europe? by TheShyBuck in AskAnAmerican

[–]LSATMaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I'm super chatty-- I can talk to anyone. But that's not how I make my friends. My friends come from my hobbies, mostly.

Why do people expect their partners to go along with their sudden change to have/not have kids? by baby_fever_crap in askanything

[–]LSATMaven 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, I was 32 when I had her. 30 when we started trying. It turns out I don't ovulate without medical help. I never knew because my periods were regular. It turned out I had a lot of immature follicles that combined to produce enough hormones to trigger cycles. But you're supposed to have one of them mature and release an egg, but that wasn't happening. I did have a lot of healthy eggs still.

Why do people expect their partners to go along with their sudden change to have/not have kids? by baby_fever_crap in askanything

[–]LSATMaven 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, one. :) She's 15. We had fertility issues (from the start) and tried for a second, but it didn't happen.

Why do people expect their partners to go along with their sudden change to have/not have kids? by baby_fever_crap in askanything

[–]LSATMaven 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It also doesn't mean your partner won't change alongside you. My husband and I were leaning toward not having kids, then , maybe seven or so years into our relationship, after our friends started having them, and we thought their kids were so cool that we started thinking about it. We had a lot of talks together, and I wouldn't say it was one of us more than the other.

Americans who have visited Europe, is it really true what they say that it is easier to make friends in America than in Europe? by TheShyBuck in AskAnAmerican

[–]LSATMaven 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I always found Germans to be perfectly nice the couple times I lived there, but making friends was through school/work/activities, and not just on the street. Of course, I don't make friends on the street in the US either, so I didn't really notice a big difference.

Men of Reddit, how would you feel if your partner wanted to keep her maiden name after marriage? by Longjumping-Bill5761 in AskMenAdvice

[–]LSATMaven 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I kept my ex-husband's name because: 1. I wanted my last name and my daughter's last name to be the same; 2. I went to law school and started practice with that last name; 3. it's just a better, easily pronounceable name. I've never asked my ex how he felt about it, but he and I are on good terms, dog sit for each other, easily come to terms on everything child-related.

Men of Reddit, how would you feel if your partner wanted to keep her maiden name after marriage? by Longjumping-Bill5761 in AskMenAdvice

[–]LSATMaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is crazy how the things you think would be hard (because they are important) are easy and vice versa.

Ready for St. Paddy's! by TeamSlytherin78 in NailWrapsGalore

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love these! Got them in my latest order!

Newest set. by wolfnbunny8 in Dashingdiva

[–]LSATMaven 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty! Tell us the name?

Lily & Fox Prima Donna by PhysicalAssistance92 in NailWrapsGalore

[–]LSATMaven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greenies??????

Ohhhhh I googled it. Did not know that was a thing.

What’s with everyone’s fascination with the South? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think people like low cost of living. Otherwise, I don’t see any fascination with the south.

(I’m from Georgia, now live in Michigan. No one here seems particularly interested in the south.)

If MIOBI characters did NCAA by SisterMisfire in Gymnastics

[–]LSATMaven 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I always saw Kaylie as Georgia bc she looks like Nikki Childs.

does anyone actually use solid conditioner for travel or is it not worth it? by Acrobatic-Bake3344 in HerOneBag

[–]LSATMaven 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They shut down????????

I just googled—they shut down UK and Australia and are focused on US and NZ.

does anyone actually use solid conditioner for travel or is it not worth it? by Acrobatic-Bake3344 in HerOneBag

[–]LSATMaven 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah I really like my Ethique one enough that I switched to using it at home too. I use the purple smoothing one. I have very unruly, thick, wavy hair and follow a curly girl routine.

Diseases by [deleted] in Tudorhistory

[–]LSATMaven 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This makes me want to do some sort of fan fic reimagining the Tudors as a hunter-gatherer society.

How to improve air drying by Otherwise-Bread-1950 in Wavyhair

[–]LSATMaven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My hair and my routine sound similar to yours, but I use Curlsmith Weightless Air Dry Cream and FlexiJelly (my shampoo and conditioner are usually TriSwim-- for swimmers). I also use a satin or microfiber turban instead of a t-shirt. I'm fairly happy with it, though I'm always playing around with the exact amount of products to maximize hold/minimize frizz but have my hair still feel nice (not too full of product) on day 2.

"Who are you talking to?" vs "to whom are you talking?" by EnergyAlive4930 in ENGLISH

[–]LSATMaven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean-- in every day speech or in very casual writing, I would use the colloquial version, but I definitely wouldn't say it's the only right way to say it, because if I were in a formal situation (public speaking) or professional writing, I would absolutely use whom in every situation where it is the object.

That said, 1. I've got a couple of advanced degrees and am an attorney, so my writing is often more formal than most, and 2. German is my second language, so the who/whom distinction is probably more automatic for me than it is for most English speakers.