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How can I stop enabling my brothers without my mom exploding?

How to handle people blocking your view and breaking the rules at the theater by not sitting in their assigned seats?

Dealing with somebody who's ignoring my very existence

How do I stress that having children is not an option when picking a date?

How to redirect a real-life help vampire to an alternate source of food… um… assistance?

How to deal with a dangerous, developmentally disabled person I can not avoid?

How can I express my concerns about my underage brother drinking alcoholic beverages to him without sounding like I'm his mom?

How can I handle a co-worker awkwardly forcing herself into conversations?

Does it go against netiquette to give constructive feedback on Facebook?

How can I try to have my mom help me understand why she won't accept a sincere apology?

Appropriate ways to dismiss street vendors?

How to join in when people are gossiping?

How to properly maintain eye contact with people that have distinctive facial features?

How to find out how my father would like us to decide for him with regard to medical treatment?

Ask for support with weight loss, without sounding tedious

How to support a coworker with her insecurity, while not going against my own opinions?

How to non-verbally communicate that I am listening?

How can I better handle 'bad-news' talks about family members I don't care about?

For how long after New Year's Day is it appropriate to wish people all the best for the new year?

Appropriate reactions to people who recently lost their pet?

How to persuade a coworker we both need to do our own work?

Is there any research showing whether sandwich feedbacks are more effective than other forms of feedback?

What to keep in mind when telling an aunt how wrong her actions are, without creating further family conflict?

What techniques are proven ways to fix an unbalance between levels of benevolence-based trust and integrity-based trust?

How to make a proper, harmless April Fools' joke?

How to set and enforce a divergent personal boundary for a single problematic person in an online group of people?

How to gently turn down digital small-talk and prevent any new attempts at having it?

How to encourage a great-aunt with dementia to talk about her past instead of reiterating the same story?

How to handle the aftermath of a parent leaking information I want to keep private to family?

How to avoid semantic noise during a regular conversation?