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For questions about interactions with friends, people with whom you share personal details of your lives and enjoy shared activities.
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How to politely decline an opportunity to be involved in a pyramid scheme?
Be honest with her. Emphasize that it's a stress on your relationship and that you're not completely comfortable with their business style. I wouldn't say "pyramid scheme", if only because that's some …
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Offering Payment for a Favour
I generally deal with this ahead of time rather than after the fact or I do something for them they didn't ask for but know they will appreciate.
For example, if I need a ride somewhere and I need to …
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How to respond when someone tells you about their failure
All of those examples seem like you're minimizing their feelings. It seems natural that telling them that they're going to do better eventually would help but, when a person is feeling like a failure, …
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Means of expressing sympathy and understanding without saying "I know"
When people are venting, they need to hear that you're accepting and listening to them. You've already recognized that "I know" probably isn't the best way, so let's think about how we can voice this …
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How to tell when a friend wants advice regarding their complaint?
I'd say that much of the time, friends want to solve their own problems - or they may have already dealt with it or know how they're going to deal with it - they just want someone who will be there to …
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How should my wife handle an engaged admirer and his fiancee?
I would encourage your wife to talk to the fiancee about this.
The person best able to put an end to this is the fiancee. Even if she can not, she needs to know who she's engaged to before she's lega …
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