Dear Captain Awkward, My problem boils down to this: can I say no, or do I have to be polite? I’m not a social person. I don’t have friends at the moment. The reasons for that are many –mostly boiling down to…
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#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
#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
#475: How do I help my lonely husband make some friends? and #476: Tired of the same old college scene
Dear Captain Awkward, Over the last four years, my husband and I have narrowed our social circle to where we only have a few friends who we see regularly, most of whom were initially my friends rather than his. But…
Tagged with: Friendship, New People, Relationships
Posted in Friendship, Overthinking It, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Posted in Friendship, Overthinking It, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
#448: How do I accept compliments?
2/11/13, 7:30 pm, comments on this thread are now closed. Dear Captain Awkward: How do you non-awkwardly handle compliments and being thanked? I’ve always hated being praised or thanked, even as a kid. I never know what to say.…
Tagged with: Gratitude, Praise, self-esteem
Posted in Manners, Overthinking It, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Posted in Manners, Overthinking It, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
#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…
Tagged with: Friendship, Mean Girls, Roommate
Posted in Friendship, Geek Social Fallacies, Manners, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
Posted in Friendship, Geek Social Fallacies, Manners, Reader Questions, Social Interactions
#443: Ending the reign of FEELINGSTERROR (slight edit)
Morning, Dear Captain: I have a friend who I suspect is battling some pretty severe anxiety/depression problems. It makes her extremely defensive and difficult to be around, because literally anything you say can trigger FEELINGSBOMBS packed with rusty nails of…
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