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There's nothing wrong with the truth in these cases. You could say something like: Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's 6:30! The time has flown by hasn't it? I actually have a 7 o'clock thing I n …

My dentist handles this by handing people slippers as they arrive on rainy days. I think you can adapt the technique quite well. Get a variety of soft loose slippers with nonslip soles somewhere inexp …

I live with someone who often tells me that I'm completely wrong but if I push back and say I am in fact right, says things like "I didn't really intend anyone to take that seriously" or "it was just …

Something like Would you say our relationship is friends only, or something deeper? Could there possibly be a romantic component or aspect to how we interact? Then listen to her answer. … I want us to be friends for a long time, for always. If she's open to the possibility, then the two of you need to decide what your next steps would be. What a fun journey to take together! …

Everyone wins if your friends learn this reword. You don't have to fake-argue, you get genuine appreciation (who doesn't like that?) … , your friends feel better about themselves, ... there is no downside other than the few moments where you point this out to them. With any luck, they'll apply the lesson throughout their lives. …

First off, this is awkward, and there isn't a lot you can do to make it less awkward. Very few people absolutely will not eat in restaurants. They may eat without enjoying it much, they may limit how …

Tell your friends that you are doing this, not as a big announcement but just as chit chat. Having a pile of actual cash that grows can remind you of how little happinesses pile up, for example. … Why will this make things less awkward for your friends? the jar of money is already there and needs to be spent now. …

If the two of you are building a real relationship, it will have times you are together a lot and times you focus on other things: family, schoolwork, other friends, your health. … Isn't that what friends and boyfriends do? So, how do you tell him you don't trust him enough to trot out your secrets, sadnesses, and complicated past on demand because he's curious? …

When I was going through very bad times, some friends were there for me and some friends were not. They were more irritated by the inconvenience to them of the things I was going through. …

Both of my children have taken in friends with nowhere to live and yes, faced the issue of how to limit that stay. I think the key is in the way you tell the person they can stay. …

Lame excuses just lead to more asking. If you don't want to see him, just reply "No thankyou" or "Sorry, but no" or other fairly terse things when he invites you to get together. Someone who is willin …

I am going to give you a few disagreements before I answer your literal question. The first is, why should you in fact reject that advice? The fact that someone isn't able to stay in a relationship an …

There are two possibilities: it's true or it's not. And if it's true, we can presume Hamlet will find out, since the point of the scheme is to force him to stay with her. You main concern seems to be …

Pick one friend, the one you're closest to, and email/text/whatever: Hey, can I ask you to lend me some cash? I'm completely tapped out with the move and everything, and I know it's kind of a trad …

When my friends visit for an evening we talk the whole time. …