“Some struggling marriages can be salvaged with hard work and counseling; others should be dismantled and stripped for parts.” ShouldHardStruggleHard WorkCounseling Author:Mallory Ortberg
“If just one person touches you without your permission, stepping back and saying clearly, "Please don't touch me" should get them to stop.” IfsShouldPersonsPleaseJust OnePermissionTouch MeStepping Back Author:Mallory Ortberg
“An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day.” ShouldChanceMarriedAdultsPossessive 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
“You who have suffered so much do not want to be with the kind of person who makes "black widow" jokes to deal with an uncomfortable, painful moment. You should be with a person capable of great compassion and understanding.” WantShouldKindPersonsMomentsUnderstandingBlackDealsCompassionCapableJokesPainfulUncomfortableWidowsBlack WidowPainful Moments Author:Mallory Ortberg
“A child is not a bargaining chip or a learning tool. Your focus, if you adopt a child of a different race, should be on nurturing and protecting your child from bigotry, not deploying him or her as an anti-racist Mr. Fix-It.” IfsShouldChildrenDifferentRaceFocusToolsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenRacistBigotryChipsNurturingBargainingDifferent RacesAnti RacistDeploying Author:Mallory Ortberg
“It should go without saying that you are not doing anything wrong by having sex in your own home, and based on the care you've taken to keep things relatively quiet it's unlikely that you're violating any city noise ordinances.” ShouldHomeCareSexCitiesTakenQuietNoiseUnlikelyHaving SexOrdinances Author:Mallory Ortberg
