Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

I think that these days, most men know exactly what the answer to a proposal is going to be before they pop the question. Couples talk about it beforehand, make plans for the future, and even talk about things like what sort of engagement ring and/or proposal they expect when the time comes. For these...

Gift giving is one of those societal practices that can be learned, but that I think some people are innately better at than others. Some people are great at paying attention, at being creative – and sure, at being able to afford – really great presents. The rest of us are struggling along, trying to...

When you work a job like security – especially if your shift extends overnight – you’re bound to have seen more than your fair share of stuff you really wish you hadn’t. Which means that, if something stands out as the weirdest or most disturbing – or really if you remember it at all after...

There’s plenty of places on the internet where you can find what women wish men would stop doing. In fact, you probably see that stuff every day whether you’re looking for it or not. But what do men see and wish other dudes would cease and desist? That can be harder to learn about –...

Most of us understand the difference between eating somewhere that has a dress code and only sells wine by the bottle and stopping by the local Chili’s on a Tuesday night, right? There are rules, and for the most part, society tends to follow them. If you’re wondering, though, there are some things that are...

I know more than my fair share of teachers, and I can tell you one thing for sure – they would rather be spending their time teaching and helping kids than taking things away from them. That said, kids will be kids and they will try to get away with what they can and push...

If you think about it, most of us have learned something at one time or another that will in no way help us navigate or improve our lives – and in some cases, might even make it worse. We just learned it and never forgot it and now we know it even though we really...

Did you ever find something out that you immediately wished you could un-hear, un-read- or un-learn? I think we’ve all been there a time or two, especially since the internet became a thing, but as much as we want to, we can’t forget. These 14 people have stumbled across knowledge they really wished they didn’t...

There are so many ways we ask people what they’re thinking. We ask “what’s on your mind” or “a penny for your thoughts” when we actually, really want to hear what someone in our lives is pondering at any given moment. Well, sometimes the internet genuinely wants to know, too, and when Reddit asked, these...

I like to think that majority of people who choose to live in close proximity with others like to be neighborly when we can. We feed their cats, we keep an eye on their houses, and sure, if someone is out of eggs or milk and in a desperate situation, we’re more than happy to...

Owning your own business is hard work, and it comes part and parcel with a lot of jobs that no one else wants – like firing employees that aren’t working out. This woman owns a coffee shop and hired a young employee who ended up also dating her older brother. Things got awkward after the...

When you work in an office environment it can be hard to know when to involve HR and when to mind your own business, but I think most of us can agree that if someone makes you repeatedly uncomfortable, that’s a sign. And that goes double if you have asked them to please stop and...

I think that, as a basic rule of thumb, most of us try to stay out of other people’s romantic relationships. Butting in never turns out well; either they break up and are resentful that we didn’t help them see what was wrong sooner or they end up getting back together and can’t forget the...

As a person of a certain age who has more friends who are or have been married than not, I can tell you that – no matter how far we’ve come as a society or how enlightened some of us claim to be – the workload in domestic relationships remains largely out of balance. Especially...

If there’s one thing I think is true for most people, it’s that our relationship with food can be complicated. Whether we’re too worried about what we eat and how we look or we’re not worried enough, and don’t even get me started on the messed-up diet industry in America. If you’re looking to create...