Questions tagged [online-interaction]
Questions related to interacting with others online, including via chatroom, social media, audio/video chat, or any other method of communicating online. Can also be used for long-distance-relationships, or just friends you have met online.
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When is confirmation or acknowledgement desirable in a mail dialogue?
In a mail dialogue, when is confirmation or acknowledgement desirable? Or to put it differently, when does the conversation end and both parties are clear on what is agreed to?
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How can I do mirroring online, similar to my mirroring in person?
TLDR: I'd like to be able to use mirroring online, similar to how I do this in person, and change my communication style online so that it will be more well-received by people, and be more similar to ...
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How do I kick one person out of a friend group, without alienating those who support them?
I have a group of friends I like to hang out with on discord nearly every evening. We have known each other for over a decade now and even if someone moved away, they'll still be online regularly.
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How to contact a girl classmate, being a boy, whose number I got from her school friend? [closed]
I am a 15-year-old schoolboy. This year a new girl took admission in my class.
More than often, in the beginning, I saw her staring at me. Sometimes even I gave a look to her. This happened for many ...
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How to handle overly praise for superficialities that make me look better off than the other person?
So I met this person (opposite gender) online and we were just getting to know each other. I noticed I am struggling a lot with talking to someone who may think themselves - at least on a superficial ...
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In online dating, how do I ask a date why she seems so disinterested?
I (male) contacted a woman (19 years old) through an online dating service. We have been exchanging messages for three weeks now. She lives not far across the border in a neighboring country, but ...
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How to better react/respond to a friend who rejects your advice but still keeps asking for your help?
I find that it’s particularly hard for me to help someone when they want my help but I disagree on what’s helpful? Especially when I’m seen as an expert.
Instance: Friend for years messages me,
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How to start the interaction in one online meeting in a friendly manner?
I have always had some issues to start interactions. Things usually go smoother when the other person starts talking. But there are times I need to start the interaction and I often end up doing it in ...
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Trust issues with male friend: how to make him understand I can't tell him about everything?
I have recently become close friends with a male classmate in my college.
It started with simple straightforward discussions about academics. Then we have grown closer as friends and we daily exchange ...
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How to offer my availability ( time and date ) when I ask for interview?
For some research I have to interview expert in the field.I try to it via LinkedIn, so the people I approach have never met me in person.
I can easily approach them and convince them for an interview.
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Dealing with a problem Forum user without driving them away
I'm one of the moderators of a users forum (Forum X) dedicated to a single software product. We have 5 moderators; and 2 of us including me are also Forum Admins. (I'm also a moderator of a Stack ...
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How to proceed after being ignored on Dating app?
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I matched with a woman on Facebook dating, had a short chat with long delay between messages, but all seemed very enthusiastic. In the end she agreed to have a beer with me, I suggested a day ...
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How do I ask people out in an online group?
For the past few months, I've been participating in a group on MeetUp.com. This particular group holds a weekly social event on Zoom and plays online games together every few days. (The issues below, ...
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How can I support someone I don't really know through a divorce?
A person I know online from a writing site recently had her parents get divorced. I first messaged her about a month or two ago, probably mid December before Christmas. As far as I can tell, which isn'...
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How to be there for my friends during the pandemic?
2020 was a bad year for (face to face) human interaction, and 2021 is going down the same route (at least in my country, and in many others for sure).
For almost a year now, I have barely seen my ...
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