How much should I worry about the sketchy character I paid to clean leaves from our front yard this afternoon? I haven't had a sleepless night in ages, but my brain has decided to obsess over the possibly foolish thing I did today.
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posted by Glinn
on Nov 26, 2012 -
26 answers
I find it very hard to say no to people. I try to please everybody, especially people I don't know well. I worry a lot about offending, committing social faux-pas or hurting people's feelings. The idea that somebody wouldn't like me makes me anxious. What can I do about it? And how do I learn to NOTICE when my boundaries are being crossed?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 22, 2012 -
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I'm feeling down, and need to talk to someone, preferably someone non-judgmental and doesn't know me. Any suggestions besides a suicide hotline?
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posted by myntu
on Mar 14, 2011 -
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Yesterday I received a text message from an excited stranger asking me whether I was ready for some sort of meet-up (possibly a first date) tomorrow (today). I duly yet tongue-in-cheekly informed her that she had the wrong number. Now I'm wondering, on a scale from stalker/freak/weirdo to fun/random/friendly, how inappropriate would it be for me to follow up tomorrow, asking if it went as well as she hoped? (Obviously in a humorous and "I'm aware of how random this is" kinda way)
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posted by spr
on Nov 15, 2010 -
95 answers
Anyone know the chords in the Cullen Gaylean arrangement of "Wayfaring Stranger"? Or any other arrangement that does not use minor chords in the verse?
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posted by mzurer
on Jun 2, 2010 -
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A lady used my cell phone to call her boyfriend who had just taken her gas money and left; it seemed like a normal (err, kinda) situation until she told me not to tell anyone I saw or talked to her. Should I report this somehow, or am I overreacting?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 4, 2009 -
60 answers
How far does -- or should -- a medical professional's ethical responsibility go when it comes to the health and well-being of strangers (i.e. people one might see on the street, or in line at the supermarket)?
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posted by greatgefilte
on Sep 18, 2009 -
31 answers
How do I explain to an acquaintance with learning difficulties that his language and actions are unwanted?
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posted by vickyverky
on Jul 20, 2009 -
18 answers
I just passed a young woman walking slowly down the street, barefoot, crying, with two black eyes.
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posted by granted
on Apr 20, 2009 -
44 answers
I'm looking for a electronic/dance song from probably the late 90s or early 00s that has the words "Stranger Danger" repeated in a male robot voice. Any ideas?
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posted by boreddusty
on Nov 14, 2007 -
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Indie/ObscureMusicFilter: How do you explain to strangers or acquaintances what kinds of music you listen to? (+)
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posted by evadery
on Jan 11, 2005 -
54 answers
