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Category: Manners

#1342: “Please help me stop people from assuming that my best friend and I are a couple.”

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Like the creative writing workshop advice goes, if one person tells you a piece of feedback about your story, that's just their opinion, but if ten people give you the same note, there's probably something worth paying attention to on the input side.

#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

#1339: Tired of “Moocher” Son-In-Law

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Your house, your rules, so spell them out from now on and give your son-in-law a chance to surprise you.

#1338: “*surprised Pikachu face* Another friendship that stresses me out!”

June 17, 2021June 18, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Let's you and me drive a stake through the heart of NiceGirlâ„¢ Summer.

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.

#1335: Advice about anxiety about over-committing to in-person hangouts written by a person with ADHD who struggles with time.

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ JenniferP

When fear of over-committing meets terror of letting other people down, that's where you'll find me and way more than one of you, if my inbox is any indication.

#1334: “If someone keeps RSVP-ing “yes” but never attending, do I have to keep inviting them to stuff?”

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Here is blanket permission to not worry very much about offending people who neither show up to your parties nor ever explain why.

#1333: Multi-Level Marketing Cults & Performative Friendship

May 17, 2021May 18, 2021 ~ JenniferP

How to plot the accumulated costs of "useless objects" vs. "pointless arguments" over time?

#1331 and #1332: Awkward Neighbor Stuff!

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Good fences continue to make good neighbors, metaphorically and literally.

#1327: “My best friend’s other best friend is The Worst. How do I free myself without losing my friend?”

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Sometimes when you stop trying to make yourself like someone, it's easier to keep the peace at parties.

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