A rich kid can fail upward through connections and nepotism. A poor kid can do everything right and still end up working retail with a master's degree. Meritocracy is the story we tell. Inherited advantage is the system we have.
one day you'll run into a guy you aren't attracted to, but he treats you right from the start and you'll force yourself to give him a chance, it's very important that you ignore him
i love when two characters fall in love so gradually that there isn't one specific moment you can point to and say “this is when it happened.” it happened in every conversation, every act of trust, every moment they chose each other without realizing what those choices meant.
if you're bad at buying people gifts and haven't already learned this, get people accessories for their hobby instead of something for their hobby
i.e. if someone collects watches, don't get them a watch, get them a fancy display case
And we’re shocked some doctors are pushing for endometriosis to be reclassified a cancer because of the way it operates. But ya, do another study on the most attractive female body trait instead of focusing on this severely understudied illness. I’ll just sit in pain forever.
i was like “im so hungry im gonna kill someone” my husband goes “okay you have to understand that’s scary for me to hear given that im literally the only person here” yeah bitch watch out