Everyone in my life seems to have partners and I'm still single. I really do just need at least one person in my life, kind of just at a point where it feels like there's not really any possibility of that happening. It looks like people who already receive a good amount of affection receive more from more people. I feel like I keep getting pushed to the side and not getting a chance to grow as a person in that way. —Good thing I enjoy ice cream...

Given technological advances, why can't you put a link on your mobile site to add a Bitch? Seems simple enough… —2016

Why is it so hard to find a tissue in a doctor's office waiting room? —Sneezy

The best deal for government is 3 percent in the final year of the 4 year contract while the best deal for government workers is 3 percent in the first year of the contract. So, why not split the difference and have a 3/4 percent increase each of the 4 years for unionized workers with managers getting a 1/2 percent increase as they don't pay union dues.

To save money they could do the following: have the civil service and health care workers adopt the less lucrative long term service award formula as the teachers while for the teachers they could phase in a contribution towards their health care costs of 5% each year of the contract until they are the same as other workers in the public sector. This should be about sustainability and equity not about attacking public sector workers.

If this seems unreasonable to both sides then lets send it to arbitration where a neutral third party can sort out the issues.

Hopefully at some point in the future we can move to a more rational process with real GDP and CPI being used to identify the appropriate change in compensation and avoid the bickering and have a fair process which respects the rights of workers and sensitivity to the fiscal challenges faced by government. —Lets give workers a fairer 3 percent

When a carpenter tells you he can do everything, he's lying. Or, and this one is the most likely of the two, he's fucking delusional. Everytime in his life he made a mistake? Someone else's fault. All I ever get matched up with are these mother fuckers. Why can't I ever get to work with somebody with just a bit of humility? I've paid my metaphorical dues long enough, I shouldn't have to work with the greatest carpenter ever to not know how to read a tape measure. I guess I'm doomed to listen to these fools the rest of my career. Seems like there are more of them, than there are of guys who understand and realize that having the odd limitation is not so bad. If someone came a long who was as good as he said, I wouldn't care how much of a braggerd he was. Haven't seen it yet though. I hate to generalize but Cape Bretoners and Newfies are the worst offenders. —Stuck in work purgatory

We both have busy lives and it takes some planning to be able to get together to catch up. So when we do end up sitting in front of one another, can you please put your god-damned phone away? It's one thing if you are texting your husband about picking something up at the store or checking in on your kids. That I get. By why the hell are you scrolling through Twitter when we are trying to have a conversation? Do you honestly think that I believe you're listening when you are staying at your screen and giving absent-minded generic commentary like "yeah" and "okay"? Have some respect or I am O-U-T!! —Real Life is in Front of You!!

If one more person tells me I'll change my mind or I just haven't met the right person yet, I'm going to fly into a Mel Gibson-type rage. I am 30 years old. Believe it or not, I know what I do and don't want from life and a baby is on the No Thanks List. This doesn't make me defective or broken or sad or a liar - it makes me a member of a growing number of men and women that don't need or want kids to have a fulfilling life. Keep your antiquated opinions to yourself!! —My Vagina, My Choice

Please, The Coast—please separate DJ artists from live music artists in the "Live Music Tonight" section. Too cumbersome to pick out actual live music gigs. Thanks! —I Wrote You; Now Bitching

I think people need to start taking more responsibility for their own health. So much emphasis is placed on the ‘failing health care system’, which yes, is overburdened, but whatever happened to personal accountability?
Doctors might see you once or twice a year, how are they supposed to ‘fix’ what you don’t care about on the other 363 days of the year? Guess what: you smoke, you drink, you're obese, you barely move from your couch, your attitude is terrible. Nobody is shocked you don’t feel well, and your negativity is poison to your wellness! For the people who have these attitudes like "I need help! I need meds! Nobody is doing anything for me! All doctors and nurses are stupid and useless!", here is a your prescription- take some responsibility.
You are not powerless, there are many things you can modify both psychologically and physiologically. Take yourself for a walk around the block, modify your diet, let go of hate and blame and try being kind; pills aren’t your only answer. We all want a quick fix, but it doesn’t exist! Health is hard work, but you are capable of being so much more helpful to yourself than anyone else can! You can do this, let 2017 be your year.—Tough Love

OLD HORNY MEN OF HALIFAX. Stop hitting on me at my job! I work back of house, why do you come and seek me out? Leave me alone and let me work, stop poking your head in my workspace to "compliment" me. —a girl