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How do I tell my parents I won't be able to help them?
My parents' health is deteriorating fast and it won't be long before they cannot look after themselves. We have no relatives or friends who could help them. I live clear across the country but the unstated expectation is I relocate and take care of…
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How can I tell someone that I am glad to be leaving them without sounding petty?
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After this year, I will be going to a different school than the rest of my friends and so I am writing them cards. There is one person in the group who I especially don't like, and I would rather be honest and tell them that I am glad to…
user18495
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How to help a friend who has faced several personal, related problems in a short timespan
For what it's worth, this friend (I'll call him Jon) has Asperger's.
The problems
Lately, Jon's life has been a rollercoaster of emotions. It all started when his mom (I'll call her Jane), after suffering 10 years of all kinds of abuse, tried to…
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How to convey seriousness in conditions when giving money to brother
TL;DR: I want to give my brother some money with a few conditions on how it is spent but believe he is unlikely to realise that I seriously plan to enforce those conditions. How can I convey my seriousness to him?
I have an older brother whom I…
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What’s the best way to decline sharing my WiFi network with neighbours?
Occasionally when we have friends who are neighbours over to visit we are asked for access to our wifi so their kids can watch videos on their phone or whatever. Since neighbours are very close to within range of our network all the time, I would…
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Establishing expectations with my parents about visiting after I give birth
I'm 8 months pregnant. I'm also an introvert who really doesn't cope well with change and stress.
My mom is very outgoing and I need to talk to her about expectations when she visits me at the hospital. There will be times when I won't want…
user6818
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How To Respond to Rude Cashier?
Once in a while I get coffee from a nearby shop. Lot of times, the ladies at the counter are rude; especially to me, because I look like a soft target. Really, I am not confrontational unless I am at the end of my rope (on a side note, my co-workers…
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How to be there for my Dad when facing bad news?
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My Dad has been diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia for over a year. CML is liveable, but it may have progressed to the next stage - the accelerated phase. He is expecting to get the results back today, and if it's gotten to the next…
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How to respond to "shut up" as a form of incredulity?
The usual flow of conversation (that I am used to) when a person says something surprising is as follows:
Person A: (says something surprising)
Person B: Wow! Really?
Person A: Yes, (elaborates)
(conversation goes on..)
However, I have been…
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How to deal with high tempered and angry people
Recently I faced a problem, My colleague is high tempered and we were discussing something on some topic.
Suddenly he started shouting after that I realize that whatever I was explaining, he is unable to understand.
I started to explain it again in…
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How can I convince my significant other that $1000 per night is too much for a hotel?
Recently, my significant other and I decided to travel to the Caribbean Sea. We already bought the airplane tickets and reserved the first hotel in one of the major cities.
However, the last 4 days are the main problem, as we are going to a beach…
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Dealing with colleagues who think single women as being always available
I am an Indian woman, residing in India and single. And the latter brings a lot of unwanted attention to myself, from both genders. Females make fun of me stating that I need to get married and start giving me unsolicited advice. Male colleagues…
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Acknowledge someone's presence without encouraging conversation
I have had a friend during my college days. Unfortunately, it was only one directional and she never reciprocated my friendship appropriately. She used me for monetary purpose and mistreated me whenever I visited her home.
There was an occasion…
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How to respond to a friend with little to no self confidence and often doesn't feel good about themselves
Often when talking to many of my friends, they often try to put themselves down by commenting that they are not "amazing" and that they are not good enough. Often persuading them otherwise is a futile attempt, sometimes even causing an argument and…
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How can one stop dubious advances of a married former partner without hurting them a lot?
I am sorry if this is a duplicate, the closest situation I could find here is this one. This is a bit long but given that I am not entirely sure if there was any advance to be concerned about in the first place, I think it is important.
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I…
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