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How do I rebut my Dad's political Facebook posts that are factually untrue and offensive, without destroying a fragile relationship?
There is no appropriate way for you and your estranged father to discuss this on Facebook. Posting links to rebuttals, Snopes etc will only cause him to dig in his heels and damage your nascent ...
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How do I reconnect with a friend after they tried once and I failed to respond
I had a "falling-out" with a close friend due to distance/life as well. We used to hangout and talk often, and we were even getting groceries and dinner together every Wednesday for a few months! But ...
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How to help sister not over-dose on video games like I did?
Unfortunately it is becoming the norm for children (and adults) to spend a substantial amount of time using phones, tablets,...etc.
What you can do to help your sister is to invite her to participate ...
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How do I rebut my Dad's political Facebook posts that are factually untrue and offensive, without destroying a fragile relationship?
I can relate to your situation a lot more than I'd like to. I never came out to my Dad, but when he was still alive we would go years without speaking to each other largely due to differences in world ...
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How do I reconnect with a friend after they tried once and I failed to respond
I don't really have experience with reconnecting with friends, so my answer won't really be complete. However, I am non-binary and I also do have experience with unexpectedly reaching out to someone ...
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How to get along with a parent that has painfully different views & values?
Your question is very specifically about a parent so likewise my answer is.
We all learn a lot from our parents, but we learn in different ways. Sometimes we learn from their good example; other ...
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How to help sister not over-dose on video games like I did?
First off I'd like to say congratulations for realizing there was something in your life you wanted to change and successfully changing it. That's not an easy task and it'll only get harder as you get ...
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How do I reconnect with a friend after they tried once and I failed to respond
I encourage something simple, without excuses. Something like:
Hi [their correct name*]. Sorry about my rather slow reply. How are you?
Just take it from there, and basically act as you ...
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How to get along with a parent that has painfully different views & values?
Discussing politics, ethics, and philosophy with one's family without causing problems can be very difficult, especially since life-long relationships often involve a good deal of habit and ...
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How can I gently question my friendship with someone who may or may not be my friend?
My experience with clinical depression was marked by many of the same behaviors. It's difficult to have self-control. It drains a lot of energy away. It's really bad on the self-image. For example, ...
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How can I gently question my friendship with someone who may or may not be my friend?
tldr
Not all friendships are the same, be ready to accept that friendship may have to be on her terms.
From my own experience with a friend who has a history of medically diagnosed depression and ...
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How to approach Co-Worker who seems to avoid talking to me?
I interpret this situation quite differently from the other answers, my opinion may be wrong so please judge the situation for yourself as you know far more details than I do.
That being said, my ...
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How can I gently question my friendship with someone who may or may not be my friend?
reiterated she wants to meet people and do things in real life.
I would use this as a leverage. Remind her that this is her plan, and tell her that you want to be a good friend and help her with it.
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How can I gently question my friendship with someone who may or may not be my friend?
Generally friendships made through online apps for dating only get stronger on some concrete and common grounds. Availability of common interests always provides strength in relationships, which ...
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How to help sister not over-dose on video games like I did?
As her brother you options here may be limited, were you her parents you could try imposing a limit on the amount of time spent on the ipad, I believe there are even parental control apps and settings ...
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How do I reconnect with a friend after they tried once and I failed to respond
If a friend of mine does not answer a message, I assume they're not really interested to get in touch at that particular moment.
If after a certain time they just write to me I would be happy to ...
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How can I gently question my friendship with someone who may or may not be my friend?
It looks like no one has suggested this yet.
Do a similar thing. Instead of doing the chasing and putting in the most effort, ignore her and let her do the chasing.
If she doesn't increase her ...
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How can I find out if my in-laws want to get back together?
I think the best way to approach the situation is for you or your wife, or both of you, to talk to each of her parents separately. Ask them how they feel about the separation and their current living ...
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How to get along with a parent that has painfully different views & values?
If you're repeatedly having conversations that cause hurt feelings and/or damage your relationship it's perfectly healthy to avoid the original topic in the first place. This is the unspoken rule for ...
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How to approach Co-Worker who seems to avoid talking to me?
I don't know the full situation or this girl too well but I can give my two cents from learning out of a similar situation at my workplace.
I was facing a somewhat similar situation except the guy I ...
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How to approach Co-Worker who seems to avoid talking to me?
First Approach
If you are going to work well with her (and the others) then you need to make sure that all communication barriers are removed. The best way to do that is by talking directly to her. ...
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How do I rebut my Dad's political Facebook posts that are factually untrue and offensive, without destroying a fragile relationship?
I got the same problem with pretty much all of my family.
Little backstory (can be skipped):
Sometimes it hurts how dumb and naive they can be. Posting some right-wing propaganda stuff (living in ...
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How do I rebut my Dad's political Facebook posts that are factually untrue and offensive, without destroying a fragile relationship?
Do you have to respond to him at all? Consider just letting him put his lies and misinformation on Facebook and ignore it. He's been doing it since before you reconnected with him and you won't ...
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