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How to politely tell my girlfriend to move out? (we hadn't actually agreed to live together)
I know the title sounds worse than it is, she's not that creepy to just move in with me out of the blue.
But the thing is, I live very close to where she works, so when the occasion came for me to go ...
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How to carry a conversation with a stranger?
I'm in my early 30s in the US and have been suffering loneliness for a long time and try to attend more social events, but I found myself having difficulty carrying conversations with strangers ...
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How to handle someone who repeatedly returns to previously-discussed points in conversations?
I was recently asked (by a family member) about an personal event I was planning. During the conversation, the person I was talking to kept pressing me for details on every conceivable aspect of the ...
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Parents are forcing me to attend coaching despite it is affecting my mental health
Context: I am a 17 year old boy, currently in grade 10. I also go to extra coaching classes after school for Mathematics.
Here's the problem: I don't feel good in the coaching centre that I go to. ...
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How to decline a request to say "God rest her soul" when mentioning my grandmother to my religious dad?
My dad is a Christian. I asked him a question about his dead mother, and after replying, he asked me:
I loved my mother very much. She was a good person. Please, whenever
you remember your ...
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How does a single person influence the team towards consensus and a positive change in team culture?
Background
I am a software developer in a small team of half a dozen people. I am the member that has joined most recently (around 18 months) but am somewhat older than most of my colleagues.
We work ...
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How do I lovingly end conversations without being rude?
I get overwhelmed with social interaction very quickly and can only handle so much at a certain time. Is there a socially appropriate way to initiate a conversation with a time limit?
When I'm ...
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How to help a 6yo girl overcome her "breast obsession"?
My daughter is 6 years old and from the day she mastered the correct pronunciation of the "br"-sound as in - you may have guessed it - the word "breast" she seems to be obsessed ...
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How can I support someone who is repeatedly being untruthful?
Someone I am close to is repeatedly being untruthful towards me, in the sense that they are "making up" events, usually for the sake of empathy.
The first instance where I noticed they were ...
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My parents are going to disinherit me. Is there any good strategy to try to change their mind?
My parents have recently told me they are going to leave their entire estate to my brother. So, he is getting a two-bedroom apartment in the capital and whatever will be left of my parents' savings, ...
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How can I explain my point to my father in an effective way without burning bridges?
The issue
My father has lately made a few sexist (and other -ist) "jokes", in the form of what I came to learn are called "disparagement jokes".
This has made me, and my wife, a ...
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How do I ask my friend to stop doing inappropriate things to me?
I have a friend, A, in my group that is very annoying (physically). They act the same with other friends in our group, but they are okay with that. I seem to be the only one with an issue. Problem is, ...
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When and how do I start discussing finances with my new boyfriend?
I'm a 34yo single mom of a 4yo little girl, and I started dating again earlier this year after 10 years. So I'm pretty rusty.
I met a really nice guy online, and we met IRL in June and have been ...
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Is it meaningful to attribute emotions to an organization?
I recently found myself puzzled over the general behavior of an organization as it related to taking official actions that I thought provided little (if any) benefit at a high cost to the organization ...
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Sent what you consider an important/urgent email seek answers only to receive a sarcastic question about a grammar error. Your response would be? [closed]
I'm interested in attending this college and I have been trying to get answers to some questions and concerns. I was given an email address which I reach out to and I received a response from a ...
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