How do you handle dealing with customers who make you uncomfortable -- when you were hired to be friendly and available/approachable . . . and maybe for your looks, too? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 3, 2009 - 45 answers

I met a new 'friend' (acquaintance) on a course I took recently. He sort-of invited himself to come and stay with me for a week in Paris. I figured that he was mostly coming to see Paris but also to hang out with me, but he's made himself completely scarce since arriving and I'm not sure how to deal. [more inside]
posted by ask me please on Jul 1, 2009 - 39 answers

I'm worried about my new-ish sex life with my boyfriend. Please help me figure out if everything is alright, and if it isn't what I can do. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 19, 2009 - 24 answers

Lost my current life and all of my friends: how can I let go and move forward? [more inside]
posted by Hina on Mar 7, 2009 - 31 answers

How do you turn a particularly enjoyable one-night stand into something more? Lots of overanalysis and fairly NSFW details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Please explain the basic principles of flirting to me as if I were an alien who had recently landed on Earth trying to describe the phenomenon for my anthropological records or something. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 23, 2009 - 27 answers

I feel like I might be a closeted touchy-feely person. When I don't get frequent hugs/cuddles/human contact, I definitely feel the loss. Yet I find myself almost completely unable to initiate friendly contact with people unless we're intimately accquainted. How do I go about avoiding feeling physically isolated? Longer explanation, examples, etc. inside. [more inside]
posted by coppermoss on Nov 20, 2008 - 21 answers

I don't have any real life friends. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 23, 2008 - 34 answers

How do I get over the feeling of awkwardness/guilt/prejudice when I encounter my friends working in service positions? [more inside]
posted by divabat on May 6, 2008 - 41 answers

I've been putting off this post for fear of not getting everything across, I almost completely lack confidence and a sense of identity. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 30, 2008 - 20 answers

How to deal with not asking a close friend to be in your wedding because you don't think she's responsible enough? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 24, 2008 - 39 answers

My housemate is in love with me and I am going bonkers. [more inside]
posted by skjønn on Sep 10, 2007 - 46 answers

Meeting and making friends from online dating sites? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 26, 2007 - 14 answers

Paging Mrs. Robinson: How should a lady gracefully discourage a Bright Young Thing who seems to have formed an inappropriate crush? [more inside]
posted by lonefrontranger on Jul 4, 2006 - 56 answers