Hi Captain: There is this totally awesome and beautiful girl in some of my graduate classes. I sat next to her and before I knew it we started texting a lot and it looked like it was leading to something…
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Thankfully, Here’s That Bad Advice You Were Hoping For took on the WTF? Dear Prudence penis question. I suspect many of you will enjoy everything about that blog. For instance, this post about a creepily over-involved parent. (h/t @j_zimms) And here…
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Friday Open Thread: Recipes and Books
Thanks for all the recipes and books! I need to step away from moderation for the next few days due to some work deadlines and can’t pay attention to the spam queue, so am closing comments. We’ll do another one…
#479: Trying to be more social when you have serious dietary restrictions
Dear Captain, I’m in a very happy long term relationship. The biggest problem we face is we’re both introverts, and have some social anxiety along with it. It’s hard to make friends, but we’re trying. We’re very geeky, so we’re…
Tagged with: anxiety, Event planning, food, health, Meetup
Posted in Manners, Meetups, Personal Safety, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Posted in Manners, Meetups, Personal Safety, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
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I am bored with the current WordPress theme and am going to try a few out over the next week or so. This will happen at random & without warning. What you should know: I have a way to live-preview…
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#478: RSVP/Invitation Etiquette
Cap’n! I have a question about RSVP etiquette and other people’s family drama. Two other friends (A and B) and I are throwing a baby shower for a third friend (C). We’re inviting friends and any of C’s extended family…
Tagged with: Baby shower, Entertaining, home, RSVP
Posted in Manners, Parents, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Posted in Manners, Parents, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Open Thread: New parents, how’s it going?
I didn’t get this posted in time for National Poetry Month, but my friend Rachel wrote a poem every week during the first year of her son’s life and now there is a book. And my friend & colleague Megan’s…
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A fake holiday we can get behind
There are still 7 hours left in International Tell Your Crush Day (Central Daylight Time). Obviously, not all crushes need to be acted on or acknowledged. Sometimes crushes are there to light up your day, remind you of some aspect…
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