Numbness can be a survival skill, but the feeling's gotta come back sometime.
Category: Reader Questions
#1312: Did I make the wrong decision? And–why can’t I listen to everyone telling me I made the right decision?
I believe the classic phrase is "don't set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm."
#1311: “I don’t wanna hang out post-pandemic.”
The question u asked: "How do I decline future social invitations from people I don't like anymore?"
The question I answered: "It is okay to outgrow friendships and only RSVP 'yes' to the parties you want to attend."
#1310: Giving our future children my (the hetero wife’s) last name.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Great! Then why not pick mine?
#1308: How do I deal with my edgelord friend?
Just spitballing here, but what if my fellow white people took bigotry in our social spaces incredibly fucking seriously for a change?
#1307: “Persistently apologetic ex thinks he’s Miles Vorkosigan.”
To be fair, it was a Very Good apology. In the books. Where it happened exactly *one* time.
#1306: Flirting vs. Professional Friendliness at the Dentist: EDITED
Was your dentist flirting with you?
No. And if he was, gross.
#1305: “Please help me close up the proverbial ‘woodwork’.”
"Say, Old Bean, it was really fun to have sex for a while, but I'm going to need you to find a new topic of conversation."
#1304: “Fox News stole my mom and replaced her with a ranting lady who won’t let me say or do anything without it setting her off. How do I get along with her until I can leave for college?”
On calling bluffs, escape velocity, and the futile, necessary, but probably still futile, work of reclaiming some of our relatives from history's flaming dumpster. Content note: Sometimes honestly talking about authoritarian stuff and white supremacy means describing it, so there are examples of actual racist and xenophobic statements from relatives herein.
#1303: “He said he doesn’t love me or want me anymore, so why does he still call me every $%#! day?”
Ahhhh, the breakup where the dude wants to both sleep with other people and remain the center of your world. A classic!
