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How can I re-open contact with old friends without looking too awkward?

I'm extremely bad at staying in touch with people. I feel absolutely no inclination to pick up a phone and call someone, or text, or email (even if I did, I wouldn't know what to talk about). That being said, I feel guilty about this at the same…
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How to handle being at the same events as my partner's ex-lover?

10 months ago I was out of the country for a period of three months for work reasons. During this time, my partner cheated on me with one of his friends, who is also one of his colleagues. This person is part of my partner's extended…
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How should a person be told to apologise when he thinks he isn't wrong?

A few days ago, in a Zoology class, one of my classmates was caught reading the Zoology textbook when the teacher was explaining. Although he wasn't reading anything that he wasn't supposed to, the teacher got mad at him for not paying attention and…
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How to overcome the anxiety occuring when one wants to ask for help?

Very often, when I need someone's help (be it a little advice or the need of an item, be it at the work or among friends, and so on) a feeling of stress comes over my mind. I found out it has various reasons: the fear of talking to someone, the…
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Is it okay to talk about a blind person's guide dog to the blind person?

Obviously it's wrong to talk to a guide dog instead of the person: Don't talk to then guide dog instead of the blind person, this is insulting and the dog never answers. For some reason I was taught that you don't discuss a guide dog with a…
user57
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How to interact with a deaf/hard of hearing Uber driver

A friend of mine told me recently that he ordered an Uber, and while the car was coming, the app informed him that his driver was "deaf or hard of hearing." He was unsure of the proper etiquette for interacting with a driver with hearing…
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How to acquire information from a confrontational stranger

I recently encountered a situation where I felt it was important to ask a stranger what they were doing/if everything was alright or prompt them to explain themselves, however, after they acted confrontationally I lost my nerve and did not say…
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How to deal with illogical girlfriend?

This is a serious problem. I don't know how to fix it honestly, but in a relationship of almost 2 years it is quite infuriating. Usually during time spent with my girlfriend, she is a very logical person, when it comes to things that we agree on,…
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Dealing with criticism of my mispronunciation of words

I learned a lot of higher level vocabulary words from reading books, as opposed to hearing people say them. This however leads to situations where I will pronounce a word based on the way I understand it, rather than the way it is generally…
user52
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How to get along with European roommates?

I am a white male engineer born in Brazil and lived also in United States and France. I usually opt to live with roommates since it is more affordable and also I like the atmosphere of a shared living. The only problem that I have is that, despite…
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How to politely turn down my surprise birthday celebration at work?

I have been working for a company for more than five years. It is a fairly small company with less than ten employees. Yesterday, I overheard one of my colleagues discussing about a surprise party they are going to throw on my birthday. I really…
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How to avoid writing Yelp reviews

I'm a fairly social person. Occasionally I'll engage with a local business owner (or manager, service rep, etc) when I really appreciate their service. Here's a couple quick examples... While eating at a local lunch spot, I ended up chatting with…
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Should I apologize for not acknowledging a colleague in office?

At my new office, I got to know a few people and among them is a woman ("Alice" for simplicity). I could call all of them acquaintances including Alice. I usually greet Alice outside of work, with a smile or "How are you?". I usually do not greet…
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How to help a friend that is suddenly socially withdrawn?

I have a friend who is usually has no issue with social life but suddenly decided to refuse any social activity, including their close friends. They are still meeting with close relatives and friends, but refuse to go out, even on activities they…
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Correcting what I see as factual errors in a political discussion

The day after the United States 2016 election, I attended a public political discussion club in the United States. I personally am very left-leaning, but this club was a conservative club; in fact, the name of the club was "[location name]…
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