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Conversing with a Conversation Hog
I find myself on occasion in a conversation with someone who really likes to talk and rarely stops to listen. This lends itself to me listening almost the whole time. Occasionally I have things I want to share but have no opportunity to do so. …
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How to tell someone I'm uninterested in them romantically?
I am a trans woman. I began attending college this fall, and, like a lot of students, I immediately began sleeping around. All of the relationships I had were pretty short term, and were mutually understood to be such.
About a month ago, I began…
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How to handle someone doing an exercise dangerously wrong?
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The gym I go to is a powerlifting gym. Not your everyday example when you think of a gym. It's a lot smaller and the people who lift there are typically professional body builders/wrestlers/professional athletes/etc. who warm up…
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How to communicate that you are not flirting with someone
As a loud, extroverted, and playful college student based in the United States I often find myself in situations where people (primarily women) think that I am flirting with them even when I am not.
How can I communicate that I am not flirting with…
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How can I help my partner with her body image without offending her?
I have been together with my girlfriend (let's call her Alice) for about one and a half years, with most part of it being long-distance due to her father working in another country and bringing the whole family with him.
After about six months…
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Why is a shy or reserved person often perceived as cold or arrogant; also, how can such an impression be mitigated?
It is my personal experience in India that someone who is shy or reserved is often perceived as arrogant/ cold/ selfish, though that may be a very inaccurate assessment. It has happened to me because I am somewhat reserved by nature, but…
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What to do if I find a woman already waiting for an elevator?
When I try to get on an elevator, sometimes a woman is already waiting for the elevator. There is no other person around there.
Then, after the woman recognizes I'm also going to get on, she suddenly walks away and starts to wait for the next one.…
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Do I need to force myself into social interactions
I am 18 year old male, and I have PDDNOS (a form of autism). I don't feel comfortable with most social interactions around strangers. I am struggling with the choice of forcing myself in social interactions.
I am an introvert, so I have some…
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Talking over my family and interrupting them
I have a tendency of talking over my family and interrupting during conversations. It's a bad habit and then I break the other person's concentration and often miss out on what they're going to say.
The more serious the conversation the more likely…
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How can I estimate the length of my responses or reactions to avoid wasting others' time?
I often notice for myself, as well as for certain other people, that depending on personality and some other subtle factors, there are types of people who (usually unintentionally) start over-explaining things during any conversation, be it a real…
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How to deal with silent treatment between family members?
My mother has been giving my sister the silent treatment for the past three days, and it is affecting my mood (I can't focus on my studies), as I don't like seeing my family in conflict. I always felt that I'm a highly sensitive person and other…
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How do I control my emotions when someone disagrees or is a layman
A little background, I had online interaction a lot and never made real-life friends as I was shy and didn't know how to interact and how to start a conversation. Even now.
If I am about to make a person understand who does't want to listen to me or…
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Is it rude to stay for only 30 minutes or an hour at my girlfriend's family barbecue?
The other day, I was invited by my girlfriend to her family's pre-4th-of-July barbecue, which was taking place later the same day. It involved her mom's side of the family, and about 15 relatives came. I was the only non-relative invited (and by her…
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How inconvenienced will a server be if I ask them to split a check two ways?
I regularly go on dates with people where our dinner arrangement is to each pay for our own meal. When we ask a server to split the check (either by seat or 50/50 if there were multiple communal items), the server seems happy to do so and is able to…
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Can I buy my friend a gift I am also going to buy a copy for myself?
My friend's birthday is next week. While I was shopping for her, I saw a nifty cat toy that would help keep her cat entertained while she was at work. I then realized that my cats would also enjoy a toy like that. I want to buy one for each of us,…
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