Geek Social Fallacies
#446: The Territorial Friend and The Pollyanna Defense
Dear Captain Awkward, Three years ago I picked a new flatmate from a bunch of randoms-off-the-internet and this person turned into one of my besties. Even better, she had a bunch of wicked-cool friends who are now my friends as well, and I’ve brought my own pals into the mix as well. One of these […]
#413: How do I Relationship?
Hi Captain and Awkwardeers! I have a problem that may or may not be an actual problem and is probably easy to solve, but asking friends for answers gave me nothing but contradictory answers, so I thought maybe you could help. I’m young (in college) and just started dating one of my friends. It’s great. […]
#396: How do I get my boyfriend to dump his Darth Vader BFF?
Ahoy Captain! My boyfriend grew up around people whom he describes as ‘hateful and angry,’ who would call you [insert slur] if you pointed out their racism and misogyny. Later, he fell in with some really scary addicts. When I met him, the hard drugs and more violent people were gone, but he’s still friends […]
#393: My friends keep inviting my abusive ex and me to the same parties, despite being asked directly not to.
How great is this tip for dealing with people who invade your personal space? Since there’s no transcript at the link, I’ll tell you: When someone comes up behind you and is too close, get visibly and audibly startled ( “Aaaah! Yikes!”) and move back. You want people to turn around and look at what’s […]
