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How do I decline conversation in my native language?
I often meet people who do not natively speak my language (German) but are learning it and would love to practice it by speaking German to me.
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The problem is that I talk in a slight dialect (Norddeutsch), speak very fast and often…
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How to ask a neighbor if I can replace our shared fence?
I recently moved into an older home with fences between my home and my neighbor's home. Based the way the fences are constructed, I believe that they are owned by the neighbors and not myself. One of the fences is in bad shape - it is rotted and…
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Difficult family conflict about inheritance
My mother died 2 years ago and left a house to me and my two younger brothers.
She wasn't very good with money and got herself in financial difficulty about 10 years ago and had to be helped with a loan from my uncle to stop her house from being…
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How to ask friend not to leave so quickly, or at least let me know if he doesn't plan on staying very long?
I have a friend who often leaves early and abruptly. He does this in many different situations.
Here is one common example: we met for coffee. After about 30 minutes he said he had to leave in 15 minutes, then after 10 minutes, he left even before I…
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How to prevent family from treating you like a child?
I am 24 years old, financially independent for the last 5 years and I live on my own as well. I'm a straight A student, happily engaged. Yet all members of my family communicate to me like I'm a little child.
My parents only got over it that I am…
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How to deal with financial inequality in a relationship?
I am in a relationship with a partner who is significantly better off than I am, and I am struggling to come to terms with the financial differences.
To set the scene with some of the issues:
She is currently a student doing her masters (After…
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How to talk about things I'm ashamed of, without showing this shame through non-verbal-communication?
I had a terrible undergraduate academic record. I have worked in the industry for past many years, and grown a lot since then, intellectually and skill-wise. However, whenever telling someone about my undergraduate GPA, I "look" a little ashamed. I…
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My best friend kissed me while I was half asleep. How can I bring this up and set boundaries, without making a big deal about it?
I am a 23-year-old woman and have been going through depression due to several life situations. I have a guy best friend (engaged) whom I am very close to. He has been acting as my support system to help me in overcoming depression.
Last night he…
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How to socialize at pubs/bars when you are alone?
Near my town there's a nice pub which is the only place in a big radius which offers live rock, metal and acoustic music (other venues offers DJs which puts reggaeton, hip hop, trap and EDM) and a good choice of games (pool, mini bowling and…
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How can I jump into a fast-moving group conversation?
Recently I was invited to a casual games night at a coworker's place, and near the end of the evening there was a group of about 6 of us (a couple coworkers of mine, a couple friends of theirs, my partner, and I) sitting around chatting. The topics…
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How to deal with someone accidentally spitting in my food while dining out
This is a true story.
I was dining out with a friend and an acquaintance (who was close friends with my friend).
Back story: the acquaintance was jealous of how well her friend and I were getting along and seemed to feel threatened by our…
user57
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Helping a child enforce boundaries with strangers
I have a four-year-old granddaughter with beautiful curly hair. I had put it in braids and was in the store with her, and an older man came up and flipped the braids, commenting on her hair. I just smiled and she seemed uncomfortable. I've had my…
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How to deal when you are too excited about someone you just met?
I just met a girl through a friend and so far, we haven't stopped talking not even for a second. Even though I'm really excited, she is friendly with everyone. Like really friendly.
To understand a little bit better: We know each other for like 5…
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What is the correct way of asking "how someone is doing" in case of an accident?
I've always felt that asking
"are you alright?"
even when someone just fell down 8 meters or got stabbed to be pretty ironic. Of course that person is not alright, that's obvious.
Yet, I've never found a better way of asking "how someone is…
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How do I persuade my wife to put lids on things in the kitchen?
You know when you're sitting in a restaurant and you go to shake some salt on your food, but someone unscrewed the lid, so all the salt pours onto your food? This is my life.
My wife almost never puts the lid back properly on anything. If it's a…
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