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Don’t get me wrong, I love Michel as a character. He’s hilarious and entertaining. But, he’s seriously lacking in people skills. It’s fine at a well-established place like The Independence Inn which is not owned by Lorelai anyway, but at a new inn starting from scratch, I’d want someone with people skills.

Also, with Tobin on staff, Sookie could probably do longer hours because it would be possible to bring in Davey to the inn and have Tobin watch him. Given that nannying was Tobin’s only job at the time, Lorelai could’ve sent him to oversee the sink being shipped in and let Sookie sleep in with Davey. He’d not have blown her off because he saw Celine Dion at the Tally Rand.

Yes, he was weasel-y and low-key manipulative, but so what? As if Michel wasn’t. He scoffed at Cinnamon’s wake, but forced Lorelai to get over her preoccupations amidst a breaking marriage and a father who was hospitalized after a heart attack to hold a funeral for Chin-Chin. (I love both dogs and cats, BTW, and I really do believe that your departed fur babies should have a dignified send off if you can manage it.) And Michel got rid of his neighbors’ dog, so clearly his love for dogs was very conditional.

Also, he was rude to the French-speaking guests and pretended to be from Texas, he frequently slacked off at his job just because of dumb reasons like “ennui”, he mistranslated one word and offended the Hungarian (if I’m remembering correctly?) guests to the point that they decided to take the busboy as a hostage. He was also too particular about the number of post-its and dumb stuff like that. And petty to the extreme. No doubt, Lorelai liked Alex when they were together, but Alex called the inn and Michel suggested that he could call Lorelai on her home number even as late as 3 or 4 AM. That’s a breach of privacy.

Maybe it’s just me, but I prefer overly sweet receptionists/concierge service staff like LaDawn from The Cheshire Cat during their road trip to Harvard instead of rude and ill-mannered folks like Michel. It creates a bad first impression of the place at which I want to stay and relax. In fact, that’s what inspired this post. I was out of town recently and stayed at a lodge which was perfectly adequate, but was irritated by the front desk dude who was extremely rude for no good reason. That kinda ruined my stay because I hated going back to the hotel and facing that man after a happy day of sightseeing.

PS: It’s not a race/accent/nationality thing. I’m a POC and a non-American myself, with a very distinct foreign accent. Idc about that, because I feel that as the world gets smaller and better connected, we should all as a community be attuned to different accents and spend time with people from different cultures. But Michel was just a bad worker. In fact, I’d probably rather hire Kirk over him. But I strongly suspect that Kirk is a spy for Emily, so maybe not.

The typical conversational flow from their end goes like this:

1. But why no kids?

2. But I’m sure you’d be a great mom.

3. But I’m sure you’d not resent your kids.

4. You know your love for your cat??? You’d love your kids 1000x that much.

5. But why not marriage at least?

6. So maybe a live-in relationship?

7. But why turn your back on love?

8. But what if you find a man who changes this perspective?

9. But what if you regret it later on?

10. (Then comes the unsolicited free biology lesson) You know women produce so much oxytocin during childbirth. You know breastfeeding reduces the risk of so many cancers.

11. How will you manage in your old age?

12. What about your belongings? Who will get them?

13. You seem so upset and hurt and reactive. If you had a partner and kids you wouldn’t have been this way.

14. Your siblings are married with kids. Why don’t you want that too?

15. Do you hate men?

16. Do you hate kids?

17. Want to be independent huh! So that you can drink and smoke and sleep around?

18. What will you do after your cat dies?

We know the typical flow. Especially CF women getting dozens of unsolicited pieces of advice from random attention-seekers on any social media platform.

So henceforth, here’s my response: “OMG, you’re right! I’m totally convinced! I’m going to look for a husband to make babies with him right away. You know how the life of married people with kids is, quite busy. So I’ll text you once my kids are in college. I’ll talk to you after 20 years! Goodbye!”

I tried this with a couple of thirsty bros online. They left without much more to say to that. But I guess I am going to have to contact them again in August 2046. 🤭

Whom would you support if you were around during Lorelai and Luke’s first breakup? And why?

I’m Team Pink, btw, but I’m refraining from voting. So I’ll choose option 4 to see the results. My reasons: Luke knew E&R disapproved of him. He had no reason to be mistrustful of Lorelai. She had her issues, yes. And the lying about spending the night alone with Christopher, getting drunk together, was bad, but was it breakup-worthy? I don’t think so. They knew each other since they were 6. They had a kid together. Their relationship, for all intents and purposes, was civil. His father, whom Lorelai had probably also known since 30+ years, had just died. So it’s natural that Lorelai would want to see him.

Again, lying absolutely was bad. Rory High-Stakes-Deception Gilmore initiated the lie, but Lorelai’s fault to go along with it. But humans mess up, and it didn’t deserve a breakup. Christopher and Emily’s scheming didn’t deserve a breakup either. That wasn’t Lorelai’s fault. She had zero idea.

He was projecting Nicole’s infidelity onto his new relationship. And Christopher being in cahoots with Emily just kind of added fuel to the fire. Anyway, that’s my reason. What’s yours for the ribbon color of your choice?

NOTE: Let’s keep the discussion civil. Disagreements and downvotes are cool but personal attacks aren’t, and will be reported. Let a TV show be a TV show. Don’t make assumptions about people’s lives based on their opinions of a fictional relationship.

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Did she mail it/hand-deliver it to Richard ~40 years before her death or did she just write it and trash it, somehow leaving a carbon copy of it for Emily to find?

If he got it, did Richard read it back then? Or was he too busy with the pre wedding stuff?

If he read it, did he and Trix discuss Emily vs Pennilynn Lott on the eve of his wedding to Emily? Or did he just ignore her misgivings and decide to marry the woman he loved?

After Emily found it, did she bring up the letter to Richard?

If yes, did they argue about it? If not, did Richard not wonder why she had suddenly gone bonkers with the kimono and the smoking/day-drinking/slacking off from funeral preparations? Or was he that oblivious in his own state of mourning to notice that his wife was acting odd (to say the least)?

Did Emily and Richard’s relationship start off as an affair while he was engaged to Pennilynn Lott? (Think Rory-Logan-Odette) Is that why Trix was unsure of the circumstances that caused their breakup? All we know is that Emily wore a blue dress and Richard “had no choice”. And that Richard was a “Lothario”. And that he took Emily to that “frown, step back, wrinkle, and sigh” place at Yale for their first date. The way they talked made it sound more like an illicit affair rather than a monogamous relationship.

Anyway, eager to read your answers.

So, I was going through a really bad phase in my life after issues with my career, family, friendships, and health last year. As a result, idk, I just sort of “let myself go” and didn’t even comb my hair for like 7-8 months. I did regular shampooing and conditioning (like once a week), but I just tied up the dried hair in a bun because I just found it too irksome to comb it. No serums, oils, masks, other products.

As a result, it was insanely tangled and frizzy. Finally, over the last weekend, I detangled all of it step by step. That painful process is done. But, it’s still really frizzy and looks like a broom. Now, the last thing I want is some judgy parlor wali aunty/didi/whatever giving me a lecture about maintaining my hair while disregarding the fact that my entire life was crashing down upon me last year, which was what made me get into this situation in the first place. Things are actually better now, and I don’t want someone causing me to regress. I’m new to Bangalore, and just spent the last few weeks catching up with my friends and setting up my new place. They don’t have hair issues like I do, so they are fine with the judgy parlor ladies. I’ll want a haircut, wash, and blow-drying, that’s all. Coloring and all I manage at home.

With all that in mind, can someone recommend a good hair salon here? Preferably close to a Metro station, but it’s not mandatory. Thanks in advance.