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Category: Overthinking It

Should you stay or should you go?

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Convert "What should I do?" questions to "How will I do the thing I'm most afraid of?" and see how you feel.

#1380: “He’s been playing games since I told him that I think he’s attractive.”

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 ~ JenniferP

People* are in the mood for something with relatively low stakes, right? *Me, I'm People

#1370: “I feel suffocated and want to move away from my stingy roommate.”

March 28, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Nobody loves separating the books and dishtowels, but when it's time, it's time.

#1368: “The ethics of breaking up with someone when you live together and nothing is Glaringly Awful.”

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 115 Comments

If you need to go, go.

#1365: “I am being held hostage by the phone.”

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 ~ JenniferP

When someone who can't say no and someone who won't take no for an answer become friends and form an awkward puzzle of dysfunction.

#1359: Sibling’s Christmas Decorations Are Making My Parents Break Down

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

The problem with ultimatums is sometimes people take you up on them.

#1356: “I don’t want to be friends with my neighbor anymore.”

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Are you overreacting or are you just reacting to evidence of observed behavior and patterns?

#1352: Recovering from an Awkward Lie

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Just because you're judging yourself inside your head, it doesn't mean that other people are participating.

#1349: “I asked out a shy guy, he told me his (non-existent) girlfriend would be jealous. What now?”

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 ~ JenniferP

An invented girlfriend as an excuse to say "no" is in no way LESS of an impediment than an actual jealous girlfriend?

#1348: “How to tell an ex you’re pregnant when it’s not theirs and not your ex”

September 14, 2021September 15, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Your partner's ex, your partner's friend group, your partner's life choices are your partner's job to manage.

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