Q:Are you single? If not, how did you meet?

Anonymous

Been with my wife for about eleven years, married for almost seven? We met through a mutual friend, generally. I’d gone through a rough break up the year before, he decided he wanted to play matchmaker, so he introduced me to a girl he thought was perfect for me- and he was terribly, terribly wrong, plus she was still sort of  in a relationship with another guy. But that guy was friends with another girl who was super-cute and awesome and watched Buffy and played D&D with me and I pretty much fell for her immediately.

Q:Do you have any advice for spouses of people with depression? My husband is going through a particularly bad spell right now, and I don't know what I can do to help. Any advice about how to not feel guilty about my own self care would be helpful too. Thanks.

Anonymous

Mainly, all I can say is be realistic. You can’t fix it for him, you know that. So do what you can. Be there to listen if he needs. Know that what you’re doing is appreciated. You may feel like you’re only offering small comfort at best, but… Some days, the most important thing for me is just to know that there’s someone else there who wants to help me.

And take care of yourself. Do not feel guilty about self-care. Because he loves you, and he wants you to be happy. He wants you to be taken care of. And if you’re stressed or worried or guilty about your own self-care, then that’ll just make everything harder.

I mean, really, I’m not the ideal person for this. All I’ve got is the other side of the equation. Does anyone out there have any advice here?

Q:Just started Dragon Age Origins on your recommendation! Made a city elf and I must applaud your taste in games! But am I the only one who wanted to stand by the soldier in the camp infirmary at the beginning and just shout to all around "REALLY GUYS?? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO THIS?!??"

Anonymous

Oh, man, the whole army camp there… Duncan’s a far more patient man than I would be for not actually grabbing people by the front of their armor and yelling at them that this is an actual Blight. But, you know, that’s basically how war seems to run- it’s got to be one of the few tropes with as many real life examples as fictional ones.

(Man, and the City Elf origin… That’s pretty much how my Warden ended up a bitter, cynical, single-minded bastard who saved the country almost out of spite.)

Q:You're one of those guys who loves boobs but you actually know that telling a girl on the internet "nude pics or GTFO" is like asking for a punch in the dick.

Anonymous

I think the internet would be a better place if guys actually did get punched in the dick whenever they hassled a girl for pictures.

I mean, boobs are awesome, obviously, but what every lady chooses to do with her own body isn’t a choice for me to make.

Q:Bad pickup line: Are we in a library because I'd check you out. ;)

Anonymous

Are you an overdue library book, Anon? ‘Cause someone might be waiting for you to be returned, and it’s just inconsiderate of other library patrons for someone to keep you out this long, I mean, c’mon, let’s have some manners, am I right? I’m sorry, where was I going with this?

Q:Allow me to Mosby this up a bit more. Encyclopedia is supposed to be pronounced like it is commonly. Ted uses the British spelling of "encyclopaedia" instead, and gets it in his head that the ash, or æ character, is pronounced like the sound it represents in IPA, namely, the long a sound in actor for instance. This is wrong, as far as I know, as even the Encyclopaedia Britannica pronounces it "en-cy-clo-pee-di-uh" in their adverts as far as I'm aware.

Anonymous

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