@Frank0File No. Concealed carry purses look and feel pretty much like any other designer purses. I don't love off body carry but for a lot of women, including me, on-body carry is just not an option. I do have a FlashBang bra holster for my Glock 26, and also have a garter holster for the same gun, but if I'm carrying, especially if it's not my 26, it's most likely in my Hera or Juno.
The Valkri name isn't well known outside of shooting circles--and not even there, really. They have built-in features like locking compartments and slash-proof straps and the purses themselves are slash-proof--wire mesh between layers of leather. I particularly like the Valkri purses because the carry areas--the holsters--are padded, so that the gun doesn't "print". My Hera is my go-to everyday purse, and no, most of the time I'm not carrying anything but ordinary purse stuff. Well, and a Leatherman multi tool, a glass punch/seatbelt cutting tool and a custom Kershaw one-hand release knife. And two CAT tourniquets. I'm super handy to have around in an emergency.
As to some really fashion savvy thief identifying the purse by the brand...well, I've yet to meet anyone, literally anyone, including police officers, identify any of my concealed carry purses as such. I have several brands--Valkri is just my current favourite. I also shoot left, so the brand name is turned towards my body.
Garden-variety depression and anxiety disorder. Both aggressively and well-managed with medication.
Mental illness really needs to be seen as something no different from asthma or heart disease or a host of other chronic physical illnesses--manageable with medication (or treatment, if you prefer), but not curable and certainly not something that the ill person brought upon themselves.
Coloured lacquer or clear? Personally, I like a guy who has manicured hands and pedicured feet, with a clear lacquer or natural buffed finish. It says that he takes care of himself, nothing more and nothing less.
Coloured polish? Not super attracted to guys who wear coloured polish, especially not on the fingernails, but it's not an uncommon thing at the salon I frequent to see a guy walking out with a coloured lacquer pedicure. My thinking on this is that you would have to be super secure in your masculinity to pull it off.
Huge turn off. Not a thing that is a thing that is going to happen, ever. Why? I grew up without a "daddy", I don't damn well need one now.
Huge turn off. Not a thing that is a thing that is going to happen, ever. Why? I grew up without a "daddy", I don't damn well need one now.
Not keen on the non-battered form, but definitely crayfish (crawdads) or lobster. I prefer my crab in the pollock form.
I can't...what the fuck is even the question, anyway, OP? Do some women prefer to be on top? If that's the question, then I'm sure the answer is yes, some women do prefer to be on top. Rather obvious, that one.
Probably a 75/25 split, open v. closed. I like watching his face.
Well, he hasn't gotten away yet...
Not a guy, but here's my view on condoms.
One, not only do they taste bad, they leave a bad taste behind, so that when you're sucking and licking and stroking him back to hardness, you don't taste your own fluids mixed together, you taste latex.
Two, at least with me, him wearing a condom sort of kills the mood, because all I can think of is whether or not he is enjoying himself, whether or not he's resenting me for decreasing his pleasure.
And three, I am crazy allergic to latex, like hundreds of thousands of others who have repeated occupational exposure to latex, in the form of gloves. This is why pretty much every healthcare facility everywhere has switched to nitrile gloves. And it's not a minor thing--latex allergy can range from mild irritation to full-on anaphylaxis, which sort of bad. I tend towards the severe reaction end--I break out in hives, my throat gets itchy, etc. And since you never know if your body is going to modify its immune response to the next latex encounter, a condom could very well induce anaphylactic shock, which if not treated immediately leads to death. Not awesome.
Full disclosure--I've not actually used a condom with a partner for ~20 years, because I've had an extremely limited number of partners and I know and trust them--although I did make both of them go submit to a battery of STI tests prior to engaging in sex. So there's that.
For those who have an allergy to latex and absolutely have to fuck random strangers, there are a couple of companies that make non-latex polyurethane (or similar) condoms, which would be a way around the latex allergy thing. I suppose if I were to be suddenly thrust out into the dating world again I'd keep those at hand. I don't know if polyurethane leaves behind a bad taste, but I suspect that it would, and if not, the spermicidal lubricant most certainly would be awful.
Finally, I'd recommend that everyone be vaccinated against two of the more insidious STI's, hepatitis B and HPV, because mistakes happen.
I won the Spelling Bee in eighth grade. The whole damn thing. Went to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Washington. I was eliminated early on, but damned if I don't still have the pile of ribbons acquired on the way to Washington.
Oh, and I still use the Roget's Thesaurus acquired at the Regionals (IIRC) and still have the assorted dictionaries and other language related books awarded at each level leading up to the trip to the Nationals.
Anthony Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See.
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