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Category: advice

It Came From The Search Terms: It’s Gonna Be May

May 18, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 183 Comments

Search strings, snap judgments. Comments are on, for a change!

#1376 Guest Post: “How do I find queer and trans friends and dates my own age?”

May 14, 2022 ~ sbearbergman

A guest post from S. Bear Bergman of Asking Bear about how to make new friends and find date partners. Bear will be answering questions live with the Captain on Sunday May 15, tix at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/asking-bear-with-special-guest-captain-awkward-tickets-326018549257

#1369: “Is there a polite way to tell my mother-in-law that she will, someday, die?”

March 14, 2022March 17, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Death comes for us all, but we don't have to like it.

#1363: “Am I overreacting to being constantly interrupted at work?”

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 ~ JenniferP

To avoid the trap of trying to satisfy a group member who can never be satisfied, think about what you owe everybody else.

5 Answers to “That’s Certainly A Question”

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Answers to unpublishable questions, like a New Year's cleanse for upsetting letters.

It Came From The Search Terms: November 2021

November 30, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Somebody typed it into a search engine and ended up here. Challenge accepted!

#1344: “How do I end a marriage less than two years in?”

July 20, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

All those guides for how to say "I do", you'd think there'd be way more advice on how to undo it.

#1341: “How to keep the DRAMA out of drama?”

June 24, 2021March 28, 2022 ~ JenniferP

"Why is EVERYONE creating so much DRAMA?" -The Hot Mess Who Both Smelt It And Dealt It, usually

#1340: “I sat for my friends’ cats for years, but they won’t return the favor now:” Friendship, Favors, and Reciprocity

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

There is "what might be technically owed" and "what is realistic and workable now." In general, don't try to extract the former at the expense of the latter with people you'd like to stay friends with.

It Came From The Search Terms: June 2021 Is Busting Out All Over

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 87 Comments

Soft rejections, mixing finances, and a primer for dealing with loaded questions.

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