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How do you talk to someone when you know you have bad breath?
Bad breath seems to be inevitable at certain times, and while it is nice to anticipate being in a social setting in order to properly prepare, sometimes it comes without notice.
In my particular case, I will sometimes have individuals get very…
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How to say you already want to leave the party decently (you're just bored)?
It's a minor social party for friends and it doesn't go very well. You've been there for an hour or two and it's not really lightening up. You want to go home but have no pragmatic reasons, you just don't enjoy the party anymore. But of course, it…
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Is it rude to ask how much a new neighbour paid for their apartment?
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Is it rude to ask how much a new neighbour paid for their apartment? My view is that it isn't, because it's information that's probably their favourite topic of conversation right now, and also in the public domain.
Recently, some new people…
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How can I subtly ask someone if they sent a congratulatory card?
I recently married and got quite a few congratulatory cards. However, I didn't get any message from a couple that is friends with my parents and usually congratulates me for everything (birthdays, job changes etc.). I know from my parents that they…
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How to ask my girlfriend to take anger management classes?
It occurs once per two days, on average. She gets mad about something really stupid and not worth arguing about, yells, gets really upset, stops talking.
For example, we go somewhere, she's not sure if the way we choose is right, then she says…
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How to refuse someone who would like to borrow our baby?
I have a 7 month old daughter, and there are instances that a relative or a friend will ask to borrow our baby or carry our baby for a while.
There are times that I would like to refuse because of the following reasons:
If I saw that he/she or…
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Unintentionally started dating my best friend's crush. How to talk to him about it?
I'm a senior student in Canadian high school. I recently started dating a junior at my school. We seem to be really good together, and we make each other happy.
However, the situation is complicated because my best friend, another junior, had a…
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How can we get a landscaper to stop blowing leaves into our yard?
My parents live on a somewhat busy but narrow two-lane road. Across the street from them lives an old couple whom we're on good terms with; in the past, they've helped us out with things, and we've helped them out. I still say hi whenever I see…
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How can I politely ask if my invitation to an event was simply forgotten?
I've been in situations where my friends are invited to an event and they'll get an invitation electronically, or physically. Sometimes I won't get one even though my friends have gotten one, and I know the host very well.
It seems like I should…
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How do you avoid conflict with zealots?
I've been dealing with a rather uncomfortable situation for the last few days...
To understand it best it's probably better to start from the beginning. I was raised in a very traditional, but rather liberal, Christian denomination. My Mom was…
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Saying "No" to someone who refuses to let up
I had an incident yesterday where it was late at night and an acquaintance/friend called me to come over to help him with a non-emergency urgent matter, so I told him I would love to help him, but it's really late and I really need to get to sleep,…
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How to deal with a runny nose in Japan?
It seems like people in Japan never blow their nose, even though they rather often catch a cold.
People still use tissues to touch their nose or press it a bit, but never while blowing it.
I remember a friend who came to Japan, who then blew his…
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Ways to deal with someone who uses expletives?
Expletives (swearing, cursing, cussing) are in far more common use today, than they were in the past. "Official" media censorship and other imposed controls have been softened, or removed all together in some cultures making their use more…
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Parents forgiven someone who insulted them - can I be angry at them?
My parents have a long history of forgetting things pretty quickly and forgiving people. It's a very good-in fact great—habit, but I at times disagree with them as "A Believer should not get stung from same hole twice" and have often found them on…
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How to have a better relationship with (soon to be) ex-wife
After a highly toxic 10+ year relationship and two children, aged 6 & 3, my wife and I separated. There was wrong on both sides, however the way she ended the relationship was particularly underhanded and malicious.
She started seeing someone else…
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