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How do you deal with someone who is nosy, projects their feelings about career, and gives unsolicited advice in that area?
A friend of a friend has on multiple occasions aggressively asked how my self-study for software engineering interviews is going. Most recently I answered very briefly, because I find it too nosy and the person to be arrogant and presumptuous. I…
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Who pays for the date?
I am from northern Europe, but currently live in China. I was going to be a speaker at this social event at a cafe. I asked a Taiwanese woman if she would like to join me to the event (just me and her). She said she would like to. Later my speech…
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Dutch dating etiquette
Since I am Japanese, English may be strange.
Please ask if you do not understand the meaning.
A while ago (in Japan), I met a very nice woman at a bar, for the first time in my life, I took courage and challenged myself to speak to this woman who…
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What techniques I can use in conversations with my schizophrenic friend?
I have a friend who I've known for over forty years. Early on in our friendship, my friend was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and has been on medication and psychiatric care ever since. There are occasional psychotic episodes that result in…
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How to tell a friend I don't want his help with miniature painting?
I have a friend with which we share a hobby, miniature painting. We both purchase what we need and sometimes get together to paint for the sake of just hanging out.
The miniatures I purchase suit a game we play and 90% of his do not, he knows this…
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How do I explain to a charismatic person what it is like to not be so charismatic?
I have a friend who's really charismatic, has infectious enthusiasm, the "big guy in the room", etc.
That's great. The problem is that he's started judging and giving advice to other people around him that they're completely out of touch with…
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Needy friend uses me to avoid his parents, how do I tell him no?
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I have a friend whom I have been very close with for a long time. A few years ago, when we were in high school, he came out to me and told me that he did not want to tell his parents, as they are very homophobic and would hurt him or kick…
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How can I end interactions with a stranger after a conversation has turned bad?
The situation
Last night I went to a bar after work to meet a friend to have a beer and catch up. There was a man "James" sitting next to us at the bar who had clearly taken an interest in our conversation, and after a few minutes, he jumped into…
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How to help a stranger (woman) in an abusive relationship?
I'm in an online support group for people with anxiety, depression and these kinds of things and, in this group, people would often post things about the difficult situation they are in.
Recently, a woman in this group posted about a situation she…
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How to respond to complaints from strangers about my loud toddler?
Yesterday we did grocery shopping in our local supermarket, as every week. Normally, my dad would babysit my son (2.5 years) for this time, but it was not possible, so the child joined us.
My son was sometimes a bit loud, he's a bit ill which makes…
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How to interact with a person asking for change without giving them false hope?
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. When I'm on the subway, I will often see them going around asking for money, food or "just a smile."
I know these people--like anyone--probably don't like being ignored and feeling invisible.…
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Having a conversation with a coworker about receiving mixed signals that are confusing me
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I live in France, am 23 and I have had a crush on a coworker (21) for about 6 months and told her so around 1 month and a half ago in no uncertain terms. We had been talking regularly, about personal topics such as family, emotions, our…
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How do I deal with a friend group that I fear is making its more successful member upset?
I'm one of a close group of friends, we'll call them A, B, C, D, E and F. All of us are middle-aged. Of those, A (which is not me) is quite successful; he has his own home and family, a property portfolio, and has retired in late middle age.
The…
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How to make a proper, harmless April Fools' joke?
From Wikipedia:
April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day) is an annual celebration commemorated on April 1 by playing practical jokes and spreading hoaxes. The jokes and their victims are called April fools.
As the…
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How to determine which gesture of appreciation will be the most effective?
Recently, I decided to learn more about Love languages.
According to this website, here is a list of the various way people can show appreciation for someone:
Physical touch
Gift giving
Words of affirmation
Act of service
Quality time
I then…
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