College freshman drama: After knowing A. for a week, I dated him for two; I was the one who broke it off. A month later, I started dating D. It's been three weeks since that started and things have been fantastic, except A. still refuses to talk to either one of us. This is awkward because we all live in the same dorm. Is there anything I can do to make things smoother? [more inside]
posted by flawsekno on Nov 24, 2009 - 36 answers

When I think about the situation, I think I'm doing the right thing. Then why do I feel so bad about it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2009 - 44 answers

How do I deal with the fact that I apparently look Jewish enough I get assumed to be one by Jews and non-Jews? I'd find it sort of funny if I didn't keep having negative interactions based on this. [more inside]
posted by Phalene on Jul 19, 2009 - 43 answers

How do I stop acting like a complete weirdo? It freaks people out, which freaks me out, which freaks them out more on and on in an infinite cycle. [more inside]
posted by wiretap on Jul 15, 2009 - 44 answers

I have been invited to a party just in order to make up for the faux pas of having it mentioned numerous times in my presence when I was not yet invited. Should I go? If not, how do I do so without burning any bridges? [more inside]
posted by TheyCallItPeace on Jun 28, 2009 - 30 answers

When I get nervous my mouth feels awkward. My tongue doesn't sit right in my mouth and I can't keep my mouth still. I come to the hive for advice. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 28, 2009 - 7 answers

Moviesuggestion-filter: Looking for eerie moody films like Crash (96), The Game, Cat People (82), Possession, The Fury, After Dark My Sweet... [more inside]
posted by beerbajay on Apr 6, 2009 - 40 answers

How do I maintain my sense of self while dating? [more inside]
posted by plungerjoke on Mar 9, 2009 - 10 answers

So. How do I get better at holding conversation? [more inside]
posted by tealsocks on Mar 5, 2009 - 23 answers

How can I stop being so ticklish? [more inside]
posted by giraffe on Feb 13, 2009 - 12 answers

How to share news of our pregnancy? (With a wrinkle.) [more inside]
posted by po822000 on Feb 12, 2009 - 16 answers

What should I say when people who I don't know well or recently met share personal, usually tragic, information about their lives with me? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Feb 3, 2009 - 31 answers

What's the etiquette for forced social interaction with a quasi-ex/hookup? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 25, 2009 - 21 answers

My brother-in-law's domestic abuse is tearing my family apart and I really don't know what to do or how to handle the situation anymore. I need some advice. [more inside]
posted by csimpkins on Nov 26, 2008 - 54 answers

My divorced parents are both going to be at my college graduation party. How do I deal with this? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 14, 2008 - 15 answers

So what's the protocol on switching stylists within a salon? [more inside]
posted by Joey Buttafoucault on Apr 26, 2008 - 7 answers

There is a boy. I work at the same place as him, but in a completely different department. Face time is minimal -- what is the least freakish way to start a conversation? [more inside]
posted by als129 on Mar 26, 2008 - 30 answers

Should it generally be considered inappropriate for a coworker that's just an acquaintance to ask you to crack their back from behind? The crotch-to-ass contact made me really uncomfortable, but maybe it's just because I'm generally super uptight. I was the cracker, she the crackee, in case it matters.
posted by TheManChild2000 on Mar 11, 2008 - 35 answers

Atheism filter: How do you deal with the awkward un-comfortableness and sense of betrayal when someone indicates complete non-belief is cuckoo, or inherently immoral? This sort of statement is never made with malice in mind, but it hurts my feelings. [more inside]
posted by Phalene on Feb 12, 2008 - 77 answers

How do I tell my (girl) friend about my girlfriend? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 8, 2008 - 19 answers

So I saw a best friend's leg adorned by another best friend's fiance's hand. This is not the first time I have witnessed this, but it is the first I have independent verification. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 25, 2008 - 24 answers

What should I put in my first email to someone I found on an online dating site? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 1, 2007 - 32 answers

I poured my heart out and all he did was throw me a mop to clean it up. How to turn this awkward situation into a friendship? [more inside]
posted by Eudaimonia on Feb 11, 2007 - 24 answers

How do I go about NOT making friends? [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Jan 17, 2007 - 23 answers

How can my new site be more tell-a-friendable? I recently launched a personal ads site. When it gets a good link, memberships and traffic take off. But there's no word-of-mouth momentum and as soon as that good link disappears, things quiet back down. This may have a lot to do with the fact that telling your friends about a personal ads site can be like telling them about a new hemorrhoid treatment. What can I do to overcome this? [more inside]
posted by the jam on Jun 23, 2006 - 13 answers

How can an awkward guy make friends? [more inside]
posted by i wear the cheese on Jun 9, 2006 - 26 answers

My roommate had loud sex in the apartment while I had a guy I'd *just* started dating over. Totally rude, or fact of life? Specific details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 8, 2006 - 25 answers