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Relationship - dealing with different views about spending money (who should pay for what)
My girlfriend and I are dating for about 6 months now. We recently started talking about moving together. I really adore my girlfriend, but there are some patterns in her behavior (mostly related to money) that raise some yellow flags in me. I'm not…
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Help my mother to understand my choice when it comes to having children
While my mother is usually extremely understanding of my choices in life, there is one choice on which she cannot agree, and it is my decision not to have children.
Each time the subject comes to the table, it leads to an argument as she loves…
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How do I respond to someone apologizing for coughing/yawning?
Many times I'll be talking to someone and they'll yawn or cough (or something similar), then say "excuse me", or "sorry". I have no idea what type of response to give to this.
If they'd sneezed, then that's no problem; I'd just say "bless you", and…
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How to tell driving instructor that I want to change instructors?
I have been with the same driving instructor for 3 years, I have taken my test 3 times and I have failed. After failing the first time, my family said that I should probably try a different driving instructor, as my current instructor does not have…
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How can I convince my neighbour to stop feeding my cat (I've already asked twice)?
I'm living in my apartment for 4 years with my cat and my girlfriend. I have a balcony and since I do I put my cat's litter in there, and I have always left the door to the balcony open so that my cats can go poop and can also walk around without me…
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How can I say I am an outstanding leader without sounding arrogant?
I'm filling out a short resume sort of form to apply for a volunteer leadership position and one question I need to answer is, "Why do you want to come back as a leader? What makes you good for this position?"
I am a born leader with strong…
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How do I politely ask my friend for a refund on unused rent?
TL;DR: I need ask for a refund without ruining a friendship.
I needed to move out of my student apartment since I am not a student anymore. I did not want to move back in with my parents. My friend offered his bed & breakfast for 1 month. He…
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How to tell my friend his novel's ending is too predictable but he should keep writing it?
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I have been friends with a guy for 10 years who is a writer, and he is really good with sci-fi and fantasy themes. He has written a dozen of each so far, and each of them was really good, even if they didn't sell a lot because he is a…
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How can I help my Significant Other to overcome his fear particularly when I don't understand it?
Everything is in the title but in case it matters here is some context:
I don't fear things (spiders or snakes or blood or needles or whatever) and I don't really understand how/why people are afraid of those things.
My BF on the other hand IS…
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How do I communicate to my husband that I don't like oral sex?
I am newly married 27 year-old lady from India.
My husband really likes oral sex, but I hate it... It is really uncomfortable for me and I feel like it is disgusting and I don't know that it is correct or not also....
Other than that he is a really…
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How to refuse to shake hands without offending the other party?
TL;DR: I don't like to shake hands and I'm looking for suggestions about how to turn people down without seeming rude or stand-offish; or how to prevent a handshake gesture from being initiated at all.
Personal background: I live in the UK, am…
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How to talk to a person not sticking to the rules of a secret santa and disappointing the receiver of their gift?
Time for a holiday-themed question.
I lead a small online group in an MMORPG. For the holidays, we decided to exchange gifts ala Secret Santa. As leader, I took it upon myself to organize the whole thing. The mechanics for the gift exchange was…
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How to talk to my brother about a shared interest in pornographic furry material?
My brother and I are both 24, male, and twins (though we are fraternal and as physically different as possible).
We have a healthy sibling relationship with many shared interests (video games, book series, TV series etc.). When I was at his house, I…
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How can I ask an autistic volunteer at camp to be more independent?
I work at a camp run by the nature center in a large local nature reservation. Each camp is for three hours, either in the morning or afternoon. Optimally, there is a naturalist leading the camp, an assistant naturalist, and a volunteer, for 14…
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As an intern, how do I make friends with full timers?
I am doing my internship right now. My office has a large number of full timers. They are also much older than me, therefore our age group is not the same. Our job duties are also different, therefore I do not get an opportunity to talk with them by…
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