Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?: (And other concerns)

by Mindy Kaling

In New York, even in your misery, you feel like you belong.

I’m the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life.

Everyone has a moment when they discover they love Amy Poehler. For

Men know what they want and they don’t let you in on their inner monologue, and that is scary.

I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that’s not it. It’s a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.

when one person is unhappy, it usually means two people are unhappy but that one has not come to terms with it yet.

In real life, shouldn’t a wedding be an awesome party you throw with your great pal, in the presence of a bunch of your other friends? A great day, for sure, but not the beginning and certainly not the end of your friendship with a person you can’t wait to talk about gardening with for the next forty years.