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How to politely tell a friend that I want to hang out with her, but not invite others?

answered May 2, 2018 at 6:48

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My roommate is making me pay too much for rent. How can I confront him?

answered Sep 10, 2018 at 12:43

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How can I tactfully refuse to let someone cut in line?

answered May 10, 2018 at 8:33

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How can I respond when someone asks me when I'm going to get married to my girlfriend?

answered Aug 16, 2017 at 19:44

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How can I tell my mom to not cause herself so much stress when I'm visiting?

answered Nov 21, 2017 at 13:03

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How do I thank someone that went through a traumatic experience in the place of my daughter?

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How to tell driving instructor that I want to change instructors?

answered Apr 13, 2018 at 10:01

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Convince somebody to stop flirting with me

answered Sep 29, 2017 at 10:41

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As an American abroad, how do I know when cheek-kissing is an appropriate way to say goodbye?

answered Aug 27, 2017 at 21:07

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How to initiate a conversation with a person who recently had transition but you were not in touch with them?

answered Oct 21, 2019 at 8:12

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How to get somebody's confirmation when they say "I'll check my schedule"?

answered Jan 29, 2020 at 9:02

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Is adding “let me know if anything is unclear” to an e-mail really necessary or is it redundant?

answered Jul 25, 2018 at 10:23

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How to ask someone to stop wasting water without sounding rude or hurting their feelings?

answered Jul 28, 2017 at 10:06

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How to politely approach my neighbours about their excessively screaming child?

answered Aug 9, 2017 at 15:57

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How to inform someone that you stumbled upon private information publicly available on their personal site?

answered Jul 27, 2018 at 12:54

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How could I have communicated better to my wife that I don't like my toddler's shoes?

answered Dec 17, 2020 at 10:48

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How to advise someone that I've thrown away a project they were helping me with, without offending them?

answered Apr 24, 2018 at 7:24

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How to help my girlfriend get her confidence back?

answered Sep 18, 2017 at 12:48

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How to ask for a wish from a woman?

answered Mar 14, 2018 at 14:57

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How to make sure I understood a work assignment correctly?

answered Oct 17, 2017 at 11:55

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How to ask a friend to remove/not post photos of me on social media?

answered Oct 12, 2017 at 11:13

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How do I tell a taxi driver that I don't like to chat with him/her?

answered Aug 20, 2017 at 15:42

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How do I decline contact with a previous buyer?

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 12:34

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Keeping a potential music teacher a possibility for future learning?

answered Jun 5, 2018 at 8:43

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How can I ask guests not to bring alcohol as host gifts?

answered Jul 3, 2020 at 10:58

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How to communicate to my co-workers that they don't have to say "bless you" when I sneeze?

answered Oct 16, 2017 at 10:27

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How do I learn to pick my battles a little better?

answered Sep 30, 2017 at 6:50

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How can I tell people not to take clippings in my community garden plots?

answered May 31, 2018 at 10:40

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How to tell my GF I'm willing to listen her, but leaving her the option to say no?

answered May 4, 2018 at 7:02

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Why is it socially not acceptable to point at someone with your finger?

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How to politely tell a friend that I want to hang out with her, but not invite others?

My roommate is making me pay too much for rent. How can I confront him?

How can I tactfully refuse to let someone cut in line?

How can I respond when someone asks me when I'm going to get married to my girlfriend?

How can I tell my mom to not cause herself so much stress when I'm visiting?

How do I thank someone that went through a traumatic experience in the place of my daughter?

How to tell driving instructor that I want to change instructors?

Convince somebody to stop flirting with me

As an American abroad, how do I know when cheek-kissing is an appropriate way to say goodbye?

How to initiate a conversation with a person who recently had transition but you were not in touch with them?

How to get somebody's confirmation when they say "I'll check my schedule"?

Is adding “let me know if anything is unclear” to an e-mail really necessary or is it redundant?

How to ask someone to stop wasting water without sounding rude or hurting their feelings?

How to politely approach my neighbours about their excessively screaming child?

How to inform someone that you stumbled upon private information publicly available on their personal site?

How could I have communicated better to my wife that I don't like my toddler's shoes?

How to advise someone that I've thrown away a project they were helping me with, without offending them?

How to help my girlfriend get her confidence back?

How to ask for a wish from a woman?

How to make sure I understood a work assignment correctly?

How to ask a friend to remove/not post photos of me on social media?

How do I tell a taxi driver that I don't like to chat with him/her?

How do I decline contact with a previous buyer?

Keeping a potential music teacher a possibility for future learning?

How can I ask guests not to bring alcohol as host gifts?

How to communicate to my co-workers that they don't have to say "bless you" when I sneeze?

How do I learn to pick my battles a little better?

How can I tell people not to take clippings in my community garden plots?

How to tell my GF I'm willing to listen her, but leaving her the option to say no?

Why is it socially not acceptable to point at someone with your finger?