Why I Called Off My Wedding.. More Fat-Shaming Ads.. What 'Office Moms' Mean

March 28, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Why I Called It Off Two days is the amount of time that I spent lying face down in a completely dark guest bedroom in my childhood home. Just to be clear, I would have spent the two days laying face down on the (surprisingly still really comfortable) extra-long twin bed in the room where I grew up. The thing is, I couldn't. My wedding dress was hanging from my wrought-iron canopy bedframe and train of the dress spilled over onto my entire bed. Lush, snowflake-white silk faille cascaded from ceiling-to-floor -- and the massive train, outstretched, seemed to pour on and on for miles. I couldn't bring myself to move the thing.  Continue reading... What Nearly Half Of American Women Fear LOOK: Further Proof That Advertising Shames Overweight Women 'Office Moms' Say A Lot About What We Need At Work LOOK: 6th-Grader Gives Realistic And Heartbreaking Relationship Advice LOOK: Why Texting A Girl Didn't End Well For One Guy LOOK: These Beautiful Brides Have Something To Say To SCOTUS Why Don't Doctors Know More About How Women Get Sick? 35 Things I Wish I Had Done Before Turning 35 35 Things I Wish I Had Done Before Turning 35 LOOK: What The Insane Fat-Shaming Of Kim Kardashian Means For All Of Us Why I Called It Off SHEILA MOESCHEN More Than Just 'Bright Young Things': Victoria's Secret and the Obsession With Youth Bras in my size are cheerfully doodled over with hearts, flowers and little cupcakes that would inspire Katy Perry to write a hit song right there in the dressing room. My breasts are offended. They know what they are and they are not part of a Fisher Price play set. Continue reading... JENNIFER SEVERNS What Victoria's Secret 'Bright Young Things' Underwear Should Say In an effort to explain why I'm so frustrated about this latest round Victoria's Secret gaffe, I made alternate versions of the "Bright Young Things" underwear, with messages that convey what goes on in a young girl's mind when she is made to feel like an object and not a person. Continue reading... HAYLEY ROSE HORZEPA Why I Am Abstinent Over the last year and a half, I have dated over 100 different guys. I'm not into dating, though. In fact, I hate it. Sexually conservative women like myself are having a next to impossible time finding anybody willing to wait. Continue reading... VIVIAN DILLER, PH.D. The Gender Hair Gap While gender differences have narrowed in so many ways, when it comes to hair loss, the gap remains wide. A clean-shaven head may be commonplace among men, but it continues to be a rare and complicated choice for everyday women. Why is that? Continue reading... NADIA CHO The Millennials' Long-Distance Relationship Why would anyone, especially fun-loving college kids, try to maintain a long distance relationship? It's hopeless, expensive and illogical to be with someone who is not actually there. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003