“If you get a dog, take care of your dog! You can just not have a dog if you don't feel like taking care of one, it's very easy to not have a dog.” IfsFeelsCareEasyDogTake Care Author:Mallory Ortberg
“The hardest part about being ghosted is the fact that you can't deal with the ghoster directly. You just never hear from them again, and everything feels odd and incomplete.” FeelsFactsDealsHardestOddIncomplete Author:Mallory Ortberg
“If and when you do decide to share your experience with your husband, it should be because you feel ready to do so, not for any other reason.” IfsFeelsShouldReasonShareReadyHusbandYour HusbandIfs And Author:Mallory Ortberg
“The mere idea of asking a family member if they intentionally stopped sending me an annual bonus makes me feel like breaking out in hives.” IfsFeelsIdeasMembersAskingMereFamily MembersAnnualsBonusHives Author:Mallory Ortberg
“As you feel increasingly comfortable around your friends, I think it's more than fine to share the basic details of your heroin addiction with them. If they seem receptive, you can feel free to talk about it in further detail; if they seem judgmental or uncomfortable, you can move on to other topics.” IfsThinkingFeelsSeemsMovingShareFineComfortableAddictionDetailsUncomfortableTopicsHeroinJudgmentalReceptiveHeroin Addiction Author:Mallory Ortberg
“Don't let a friend make you feel publicly uncomfortable indefinitely just because they're probably a lesbian.” FeelsUncomfortable Author:Mallory Ortberg
“So many people choose silence after the immediate wake of a death out of fear of saying something out of turn or "bringing up bad memories" that bereaved people often feel forgotten.” PeopleFeelsTurnsMemoriesSilenceForgottenBad Memories Author:Mallory Ortberg
“Worrying seems like a fairly natural state of being for a parent, so feel free to worry as much as you want.” WantFeelsStatesSeemsParentNaturalWorry Author:Mallory Ortberg
