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How to handle leadership saying, "we have been over this"
I am a contractor (software development) that is currently in contract with a small business--about 6 employees. There is one project manager and one owner of the business. Both of those people seem to like the phrase, "we have been over this", or,…
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Is it rude to use a driveway to turn around in the road?
In Australia when I want to turn around in a street I sometimes use the driveway of private houses to turn in and then then back out again and go the reverse direction on the road. When I go in I don't go past the first 5m of the driveway where the…
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I want to sit down on the bus but someone's bag is in the way, how can I ensure this isn't the case when I lower my posterior onto the seat?
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I travel on the bus a lot. Twice a day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year (minus a few weeks holidays) and I love it. It's a great time to unwind, to people watch, to lose yourself in thought for half an hour during that beautiful trip…
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How to help my girlfriend if she gets greatly depressed over small things?
I have been dating a wonderful girl for a little over 10 months now, and for the first long while it was great. I love her and we spend a lot of time together; however, in recent months things have been more strained.
Now, about every other week…
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How can I politely tell someone who is ineffectively holding a door open for me, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
The key word here is “ineffectively.”
I have no problem with someone holding a door open for me. They hold it open, I thank them, life goes on.
But something I have noticed recently is that some people are excessively and ineffectively holding a…
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How to deal with a person getting sad during a date?
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A few months ago, I met a girl on a dating site. We talked a bit and had our first date. It was great but she mentioned she had quite a heavy backstory without giving out much details. Unfortunately, after this date, she had some family…
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How should I respond to someone cleaning my house without me asking?
So I asked a family member to nip to my house to get something while I was at work and when I got home they had thoroughly cleaned most of my house except for the bedrooms. I don't mean they quickly ran the vacuum around either, I mean scrubbed the…
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How do I say no to a stranger asking to borrow my bicycle for a minute?
Last night, I took my bicycle to meet some friends (both boys and girls). While we were sitting there (on the curb, in a relatively secluded place where the teen will often meet for a pakal (a meeting, often playing the guitar and, like, drinking…
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How to gently tell someone that you just want to be friends?
Already many months ago, "Bob" joined my circle of friends. He has a plethora of good character traits and it is really great to hang out with him. In addition, he is a bit shy and also introverted.
Through the last several weeks, I got the strong…
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How to explain my complicated family background to people that I don't know very well?
In 2016 I moved 8,000 km from Canada to Ireland with my Irish husband and daughter.
It's coming up to Christmas and some people have asked me (including some newly found cousins) some seemingly innocent questions such as:
Do you go home a lot?
Do…
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How to convey a message that will convince an unknown person to not urinate next to my garage door?
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My wife and I rent an apartment and a garage. The garage is on an underground parking underneath the building in which we live.
The garage has a metal door which we lock with a key. The underground parking has a lot of parking slots as…
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How to accept an apology, without implying that there was no problem?
An older man barges into me. While I think he could have prevented that, I don't assume he had any bad intentions. He then apologizes and I want to accept the apology, but how?
Just saying "It's OK" doesn't feel right for me, since if everything is…
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How do I build a rapport with someone I find really boring and have nothing in common with?
I have a job where I frequently meet new clients. Sometimes this is good, but often, it can be quite difficult.
I'll meet people who I have nothing in common with. So we'll explore a few topics - sports, weather, family life or whatever - basically…
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How to express my concerns to a potential new landlord?
Me and my partner have recently started searching for a new apartment. The reason for leaving the current one is the difficult landlady despite us being model tenants. This includes things like refusing maintenance, being invasive and rude, refusing…
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How to let acquaintances know I'm not interested in them romantically
I am new in the town and I am currently looking for a new job, so I am trying to meet as many people as possible. I attend different business and hobby networks and meet people there.
Sometimes after such a meeting a person of the opposite sex…
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