Jeezus Christos, Broadsheet.

Do y'all actively seek out tidbits which have the slightest chance of bunching your panties up nice & tight?

{Maybe it's 'cos I am a guy, but somehow spending my day with underwear permanently wedged in uncomfortable ways just doesn't appeal to me.}

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Look - there is a difference between saying "Nice Smile" and "Nice Ass".

These guys clearly have no intent to sexually harass anyone. If they see a girl rockin' a hot pink jacket, they might say "Nice jacket". (I'd assume/hope they would respond to a guy the same way.)

Also, concerning the 'curly hair' compliment: look around you, Harding. Many if not most American females have straight or straightened hair.

Chances are that a curly-haired girl might at some point have felt self-conscious about being different. I am a curly-haired guy, and I know I felt such sentiments when I was young.

So to say "I like your curly hair" to a woman is not only NOT a sexist pig insult, but also a much more nuanced compliment than you might imagine.

In summary: Man tries to say nice thing to Woman. Feminists Pissed.

In other news: the Earth is Round, and Michelle Malkin in Self-Loathing.

I suppose it's inevitable that one of these guys will eventually get punched in the face by a passer-by feminist after he, I dunno...thanks her for throwing a piece of garbage in an appropriate trash receptacle.

*sighhhhh*

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By the way, speaking of humorlessness: why do you refer to these men as college "dudes" in the title of this article?

Your choice of slang is misogamist and denigrating, Harding. It infantilizes the young adult college males involved, and possibly associates them with slacking and pot use.

I am deeply offended, and will flip a finger at my PC screen the next time you disparage us males with the use of this misandrist slur.

Sod off,

A Humorless Masculinist

(Tongue-firmly-in-sarcastic-cheek)

Many individuals among the 6 billion people in this world endure nothing but pain and suffering in their lives. Some avoidable, most of it not.

Some people, from cradle to grave, never know love, joy or happiness.

This is true whether they kill themselves or wait agonizingly for natural death.

The scolding commenters on this thread who demand that you stay alive just for the sake of others - brother, nephew etc. -are themselves selfish, self-righteous assholes.

You should not be slave to your misery just to keep family members and friends happy...

And if they would choose/demand that you stay alive just so that they don't have to feel bad, then they really do NOT fucking care about you.

Bottom line: Make this life or death decison for yourself,LW. NOBODY else.

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This is not to say that suicide is necessarily the right choice...

But simply that: for some people, it may indeed be the right choice.

Look closely at your life, LW. Do you really have NO future prospects for happiness?

Take the time that your Mom is 'giving' you while she is still alive to explore options: the adult dog idea previously mentioned.

Fuck antidepressant drugs. They do not and will not work...and you will NEVER be able to wean yourself off them.

Try volunteering. It gives perspective, creates shared empathy - and you might meet a friend or lover this way.

Break from routine. Splurge occasionally, and be impulsive.

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If none of that works, and you are still miserable: don't feel guilty about it.

Choose to end a life of pain. There are many effective ways.

Leave a letter apologizing to your loved ones - but explain that if the roles were reversed, your desire to see someone mercifully freed from misery would outweigh your selfish feelings of anger and resentment.

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Whatever you choose, LW - make it the most prudent, evaluated choice...

And again: choose for yourself.

It will be only a matter of time before a woman sues these guys for sexual harassment or psychological abuse.

Interestingly enough, just now - during my lunch break at work (in Midwestern USA) - a female stranger entered our communal building breakroom to get a cup of coffee.

She made brief eye contact with me, smiled, and said that my (obviously homemade) sandwich looked delicious. I thought about my options:

1.) Smile politely and say "thanks!"

2.) Scowl and look away.

3.) Flip her the finger

4.) Threaten to sue for harassment - is "sandwich" her sexual innuendo for penis?

5.) Begin to smile...but stop and look away in fear, since a positive response on my part would piss off feminists everywhere

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Ya know what I choose to do in response?

Fuck all you humorless bastards - I chose #1!

And I'm happy I did so - it led to a brief yet interesting, friendly conversation. =)