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#468 and #469: “Hey, knock it off”, or, Constructive Conflict, Continued.

By JenniferP April 17, 2013 98 Comments

Jolly’s great comment to Monday’s post is going to be very relevant to these seemingly very different questions: “You also don’t necessarily have to bring some of these things up in one big confrontation about The Whole Pattern Of Her Sucking. You could just make a point of standing up for yourself when she does […]

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Cohabitation Situations: Ambivalence Deliverance (#451) & Eviction Prescription (#452)

By JenniferP February 20, 2013 69 Comments

Before we jump into sad, serious things, Gollum dreamed a dream (of coming to your party?) Courtesy of my friend @spyscribe. You guys watch The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, right? Now, some letters about living situations gone bad (#451) and very, very bad (#452). Dearest Captain, I need some help with relationship ambivalence. It’s been 3 years […]

Hiatus, Holiday Open Thread, & #389: Friendly Social Coercion is Still Coercion

By JenniferP October 23, 2012 527 Comments

Hello! I have a backlog of something like 300 unanswered questions in my inbox. I also have some travel, work deadlines, and life stuff that mean I will not be posting here or checking blog-related email until early November. I will try to clean out the spam filter every other day or so, but I’m […]

#353 & #354: Bathrooms, Butts, and Boundaries

By JenniferP September 17, 2012 268 Comments

Thanks to everyone who came to yesterday’s gelato-eating and gab session. The best part was sitting at the table and being able to identify who was there for the meetup by their 1) excellent fashion choices 2) friendly demeanor and 3) carrying-of-books. I’m sure we’ll do other Chicago-based events, though as a reminder, you don’t […]

#328: When something’s none of your beeswax, make it none of your beeswax!

By JenniferP August 13, 2012 62 Comments

Hello Captain! I’m just going to get right down to it.  So I have a close-knit group of friends, including my best friend who we’ll call Annie, and a guy who we’ll call Sal. They’re two of the most important people in my life. Recently, Annie was having issues with her boyfriend who we’ll call […]

#305: “Quit helping so much! I’m not going to fall in love with you.”

By JenniferP July 20, 2012 79 Comments

Dear Captain, I am having a hard time finding my words, or finding words that will get through.  Here’s the situation: I am a thirty-something female who has, after several years of struggle, come to terms with her complete lack of sexuality.  I have dated men, and I have dated a woman, and all in […]

#289 & #290 Friends with Significant Others

By JenniferP July 6, 2012 28 Comments

Captain Awkward, My basic question is – how do I make my peace with friends whose significant others have taken over their lives, to the exclusion of our normal activities? I’m not talking abusive situations, as far as I know, just two separate close friends (let’s call them S and L) who I no longer […]

#265: Should I burn this bridge (like I usually do) or patch things up?

By JenniferP June 6, 2012 223 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward, I feel like my question is probably strange and not a little bit over-specific. But it is indicative of a larger issue I’ve been facing recently. However, some context is in order. I grew up a diplobrat, moving from place to place ever 3 or 4 years. I therefore became accustomed to […]

#208: My boyfriend doesn’t want me to masturbate.

By JenniferP March 19, 2012 50 Comments

Dear Captain Awkward, First, background: I am currently near the end of year two of a fantastic and wonderful relationship with my boyfriend “Jeff”, and we are both 21. I am a junior in college, working towards finishing my pre-med requirements and studying for my MCAT in May. He is taking a year off from […]

#205: The case of the nosy roommate.

By JenniferP March 13, 2012 66 Comments

Hi Captain Awkward, The background to this story is I moved away from the city I grew up to go to graduate school on the other coast. While I have been in the area a while I am currently living with roommates I did not know prior to living with them. This is fine and […]

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