@Anonymous: First off, hugs. I too have big boobs: dress size 10, bra size 34G (aka DDDD). I was the only girl in 5th grade who needed a bra to run the mile. I'm 29 and they're still growing.

Weight loss doesn't affect my boobs either. When I started getting more fit two years ago, my band size dropped from 36 to 34 but my boobs actually got a cup size BIGGER. I went directly from 36DD to 34G, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. (Actually, go SPEND $200. On new lingerie.)

I strongly suggest you head over to the Reddit community dedicated to those of us with gazongas, and post your comment there:
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It's a wonderfully supportive community. We laugh together, we cry together, and we all bust out of button-downs.

@elephantsgerald: I have a super dependable recipe! It's even from Maryland. They're dead easy to make, and have been voted as delicious by all the friends I've served them to.

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@StarHen: I've been following the regimen my high school OB put me on for cramps, which is two Aleve at breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 3 days beforehand and continuing until the pain stops. It seems to be working - I'm about 45 min. post-insertion and the cramps are obnoxious but manageable. My actual period has dealt me worse than this, back before I got on hormonal birth control.

I'm getting a Mirena IUD inserted later today. Which, since they prefer to put it in while you're on your period, means I'm starting a day that will end in pain with bloating and period farts.

Ugh.

@paddlepickle: You can't change how other people are going to react to you. The only variable you have control over here is your own actions. If your dates aren't working out, you've got nothing to lose by trying something different. It's not just about "to sex or not to sex" - try varying where and when you go on dates, how soon you meet in person after you start messaging online, which terrible jokes you save for Date 2, etc. There's lots of room to monkey around with your dating formula until you start getting the results that you want and that you deserve.

@Anonymous: It's possible to treat an acute sinus infection without going to the doctor for antibiotics, but you're going to have to put in some work. You'll need to get some industrial strength sudafed from your local pharmacy - I recommend a 24-hour time release - and a neti pot or other form of saline sinus rinse, and then use both of them religiously.

Sinus infections thrive on snot. The goal here is to deprive the infection of mucus - the sudafed will dry out your sinuses, and the neti pot will wash out the accumulated gunk. Since neti pots just use saline, you can use it as many times per day as you'd like. I'd recommend twice a day at minimum. Keep it up until the awful snot stops.

@Ri L.: Duchess Gummybuns:

@Staryberry: Like most ensemble shows, it gets a lot better 2-3 episodes in, when you get to know the characters and the cast chemistry comes together.

@noparenthesis: I'd still throw a blazer over the dress.

@1girl is Captain Buzzkill: It's absolutely cool to do that. When I have a personal "in" like that with a company, I put it in the first paragraph of a cover letter:

"While at [old job], I worked closely with [person], who now works at [your company]. Based on [person's] description of your company and the position requirements, I think that we would be an excellent fit for each other."

"I recently had the pleasure of speaking with [person] at [event], and she strongly suggested that I submit my resume for the position of [job]."