"My name is Rhoda Morgenstern. I was born in the Upper Midwest in the mid seventies, but I've lived all over the world. People love me or hate me, and it's nice knowing where I stand. I had a bad puberty, and it's still going strong. I'm a high school graduate, I went to a liberal arts college where I learned about writing and feminism and paternalism. If I remembered my ACT scores, I'd never admit it. You may remember me from Trainwrecks. I was the one with good grammar and occasional lazy spelling errors. I started Rhoda's Tact Shack as a side project where I could dispense tactful advise, both solicited and unsolicited, into the tumblr-sphere. Then I abandoned it. Now I'm back. Tumblr, this is your last chance!"

Giving and Receiving

lovepuppy:

I am a really touchy/feely person and I am this way because one time I heard/read something like “people need to be touched 5 times a day to not go insane”. And I’m a little afraid of that sometimes. I also just love hugs and kisses.

But it makes me a little sad that I am usually the person that wants to hug and kiss everyone else and people don’t try to hug or kiss me that much. Maybe I beat them to it? Or they don’t like touching as much? I dunno. I want to be hugged!

Dear Lovepuppy,

When approaching another person with intent to touch them, it’s important to notice social cues.  Regardless of a hugger’s kind intentions, some people, myself included, don’t really like hugging anyone but very close friends and family.  Regardless of how much you want to be hugged, it’s important that the receiving party wants to be hugged as well.  Consent:  it’s not just for fucking!  The more you know.

In tact,
Rhoda

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