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For questions about socially mixing up with others, or make someone behave in a way that is acceptable to their society.

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What concept was my teacher trying to explain when someone might not answer my question unle...

I taught this concept to my children as "give before you take." I had occasion to remind my 32-year old about it yesterday when discussing how she would ask the school bus driver her name. If you just …
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14 votes

What should I do to appear less 'creepy' to people?

It doesn't matter how tall you are or what your physique is. You are describing creepy behaviour and then asking how you can ensure people are not put off by it. Staring at people because you enjoy lo …
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10 votes

How to appear less insensitive when texting with women I would like to date?

I may be wrong here, but I see in your responses a pattern of needing to share your opinion on everything, and needing to be right as well. Let me offer you some words you could use in response to thi …
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9 votes

How to get a friend to stop acting like a therapist?

You have provided one possible explanation for Joe redirecting you and asking you what is "going good" during conversations: that he is trying to be your therapist and trying to fix you. If this is wh …
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How to tell other video game players it's not okay to ask for certain items repeatedly?

What if you didn't engage in long discussions when A asks this: Can we trigger the event? Sure, go ahead, now's a good time No, I don't have the items, I was asking someone else to do it Oh, ok That …
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6 votes
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How to tell (presumably) straight men who are flirting with me that I'm male, but GNC withou...

People get my gender wrong all the time. We're not flirting, so the dynamic is a little different, but I think you can do some of what I do: quickly and non apologetically correct them, broadcasting c …
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3 votes

How can a poor and socially handicapped person socialize with wealthy people?

Politics is an easy thing to learn more about. It gets hours of coverage on the news every night. Experts say that this development means X, or that if the government does A then B will surely follow, …
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How can I keep acquaintances interested in my work without spending too much time

That kind of socializing is work, it's part of your music work. And as you've seen you have more time for it right after a release, but you should probably make time for it all the time. … One approach might be to alternate one evening of making music and one evening of socializing work. Or evenings are for social-music-work and weekends are for making music. …
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3 votes

How do I lovingly end conversations without being rude?

It sounds like you're worried that telling the person the conversation needs to end will hurt their feelings. You can take advantage of a funny quirk of people. If you say Well, I don't want to talk …
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1 vote

How to tell a friend that she is too loud when she speaks without offending?

I have a friend who speaks very loudly, especially when she's having a good time. I don't try to change her, and I don't worry that she's causing anyone damage by just happening to have a louder set p …
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How to respond when people mock a skill or talent they just found out you do/have?

One of my children took karate and then kung fu. In one of them he learned "the best fight is a no-punch fight. The second best fight is a two-punch fight." This line seems like a good response to the …
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