Why am I so scared that people are trying to trick me/use me? Is this something you really need to be on guard against all the time or is it irrational thinking?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 6, 2010 -
23 answers
I know my anxiety to be a liar. I don't know how to shut it up. Please help me get a handle on it before it derails something amazing.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2010 -
16 answers
In a tough spot with my parents. Trying to find life direction while living at home with two parents that HATE each other to the core. Advice if you've been in a similar situation, please.
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posted by Dubs
on Mar 14, 2010 -
28 answers
I arrived in Hong Kong last week having just finished my Masters in International Business. I'm looking to either start my own export brokerage company between China and Latin America or work for a while in a company that already does this in order to get some experience. I meet interesting people every day but don't have a card to give to them. If I did have a business card, what would I put on it?
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posted by Zé Pequeno
on Jan 25, 2010 -
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Before my now-boyfriend and I decided to go exclusive, we had a long uncommitted period where we were just besties who had great sex. At the time, his other flings and involvements didn't bother me. Now that we're actually together, I am retrospectively jealous. Very jealous. How do I overcome my jealousy and lack of trust?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 25, 2010 -
13 answers
I’ve had reservations about my relationship. We agreed to some time of no contact, giving us both some time to think. How do I come back to it all 1) letting go of some of our past mistakes 2) ensuring that we don’t make them again? Am I even ready to start again?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 17, 2010 -
10 answers
How do I work this out? (I am meeting my boyfriend in a few hours and I need an outsiders advice about a recent problem in our relationship)...
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posted by dentro
on Jan 4, 2010 -
76 answers
How do I cope with my angry teenage daughter? After an somewhat nonsensical rant about how hard her life is (I wanted to chat with her about applying to colleges and how the process was going), she dropped the bomb that she doesn't trust me and therefore doesn't have to talk to me.
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posted by dzaz
on Oct 18, 2009 -
39 answers
What happened to my ability to trust in and connect with people? How do I regain it?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 30, 2009 -
9 answers
Over the last few years a couple of partners and myself have been building a small business that tries to make money using computers to trade in the stock market. Technically, we do black-box prop trading. Its been an uphill climb these past few years, but we are now at the point where we are considering hiring someone. This person will be a programmer/developer that will help with existing projects and help us grow in new directions. We are currently faced with a big dilemma. Whomever we hire will have to be given full access and will be exposed to our trade secrets. This kind of business lends itself to the temptation of impropriety. This person could take what we have and either sell it or assuming they break the barrier to entry use it for themselves. They could probably do this without getting caught as well, with the effect being that our secrets lose their value.
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posted by blueyellow
on Aug 27, 2009 -
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Is it appropriate for a guy in a serious, committed relationship to meet and befriend a group of random people (male and female) while out at the bar, exchange phone numbers with one particular woman, and then make plans to meet up alone for drinks with her at some later time?
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posted by lalalove
on Aug 6, 2009 -
80 answers
A person's self-rated trustworthiness (how trustworthy you think you are) is correlated with their levels of trust (how willing you are to trust others). Where could I have possibly read this?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Jul 12, 2009 -
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I think I don’t like or trust my partner sexually any more. Has anyone ever been in a similar situation? How did you manage? Long account under cut.
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posted by anonymous
on May 18, 2009 -
41 answers
What is the difference between trust and faith? Long setup, but non-chatty purpose, I promise =)
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 28, 2009 -
15 answers
Looking for source of an anecdote about social capital and trust. It involves renting a car: and apparently, in some developing countries (or possibly rural China?) where there are low levels of trust of outsiders, people at first found even the idea of renting a car implausible because they can't see why you would let a stranger drive away with your car or why you would return the car to a stranger you will never see again.
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posted by Maias
on Apr 26, 2009 -
5 answers
I have been a bad boyfriend and I could use some advice. I have been reading my girlfriend's email with some regularity for over half a year.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 5, 2009 -
66 answers
How do you start over, with a new love or without one? Heartfelt, soul-searching soap opera of my life and love inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 9, 2009 -
31 answers
I would like some unbiased opinion. Right now I am 4 months into a new relationship which has generally been going well. We get along great, have lots in common, and we have been spending a lot of time together. But I am having a hard time trusting him.
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posted by ninefour
on Dec 29, 2008 -
24 answers
I have managed to screw up my life repeatedly for years and officially hit bottom recently. How do I escape this descent into nihilism and find meaning and success?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 9, 2008 -
24 answers
I see the world, and
all in it, as something vicious and ready to attack me, and that influences far too much stuff in my life. Help.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 8, 2008 -
30 answers
Discovered my boyfriend has been secretly (occasionally) photographing naked models going back for years. I confronted, he came clean. Why am I still upset? (poss NSFW)
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 13, 2008 -
67 answers
My parents have offered to *give* me between $100K and $120K to go in on a house with them. I will accept this gift, but I need some help figuring out how to handle the strings that are certainly attached. Long story.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 29, 2008 -
44 answers
I found out why a friend cut off contact with me. More details below. Can this friendship be saved?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2008 -
29 answers
I really have no logical basis for being so sad/mad at my boyfriend yet I am still upset. I don't want to be upset. I would call it a lie of omission, but I just wish that I never knew. Situation enclosed.
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posted by ibakecake
on Oct 20, 2008 -
34 answers
Idiot-Check Filter: I work for a company that is starting to explore a much closer relationship with one of its partners. Both of these companies are running Active Directory domains on Windows 2003 with Exchange 2007 for messaging. Does it make sense to create a Forest Trust between our two companies over a VPN?
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posted by rocketpup
on Oct 10, 2008 -
4 answers
How best to confront a friend about inappropriate drunken/buzzed behavior when they don't have many other friends? (Apologies for lengthy explanation below).
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 1, 2008 -
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Should I take it personally if a female friend of mine locks the door whenever she uses my bathroom (and we're the only ones in my apt)?
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posted by mpls2
on Sep 6, 2008 -
55 answers
Significant Other relations filter: I have a wonderful, devoted, attentive, ardent, insightful, supportive, affectionate, amazing boyfriend. But...I've only had the kind that got tired of me and left in a few months. How do I shake the occasional paranoia that he'll do the same?
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posted by EmpressCallipygos
on May 26, 2008 -
7 answers
I'm living overseas and am interested in dating a guy that I've met here. The problem is that he lives in a community where the men have a reputation for loving and leaving foreign women - how do I know if he's different from the rest?
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posted by scrute
on May 9, 2008 -
17 answers
