How can I make it easier for my boyfriend to contact me more often while we are long-distance? [more inside]
posted by eleanna on Dec 2, 2009 - 25 answers

I need help talking to doctors. I never know what to say and don't seem to give the right information. I would like help knowing what kinds of things I should remember to say and how I should say them. [more inside]
posted by French Fry on Nov 6, 2009 - 10 answers

Does anyone know of some good reads on conversation and social skills? I'm not suggesting that you can learn these subjects entirely by a book, but what I'm looking for is some methods to make communication a little bit easier when meeting someone or groups of people. [more inside]
posted by Garden on Oct 30, 2009 - 8 answers

Has anyone gone through a period in their life where they've just become too overanalytical and serious? I started therapy a little over a year and a half ago and it has been great. I've gained a lot of additional understanding of myself which has been helpful but at the same time I think it's actually detrimental in other ways. [more inside]
posted by Garden on Oct 23, 2009 - 11 answers

What do you do when one partner likes to make advance plans and the other likes to be spontaneous, in a relationship? [more inside]
posted by CatherineK on Aug 25, 2009 - 26 answers

When has instant access to information saved you? [more inside]
posted by devnull on Aug 12, 2009 - 21 answers

What conversations are a MUST before two people get married? [more inside]
posted by mittenbex on Jul 7, 2009 - 54 answers

A Windows server needs to tell a Linux Web server to change the contents of a Web page. I don't know how the first can communicate this to the second, or how the second can then make the change. [more inside]
posted by davcoo on Feb 26, 2009 - 7 answers

How can I be less long-winded? [more inside]
posted by contessa on Dec 5, 2008 - 36 answers

I find myself in the novel situation, upon being laid off, of having a large number of potential job opportunities. I'm in the tech space, so most organizations work through recruiters, and I'm getting over a dozen calls and emails a day since posting my resume. Many of the job descriptions look like a good fit, so I know I can have my pick of location, type of organization, benefits, salary, etc. It's quite early in my job hunt, and I have the leisure of about 2 months to do it in. I'm looking for tips about how to keep organized and be in control of the situation. [more inside]
posted by matildaben on Jan 30, 2008 - 5 answers

How can a deaf person communicate with a blind person? [more inside]
posted by Locative on Jun 29, 2007 - 15 answers

I need your book suggestions for managing volunteers or communicating with people. There's plenty out there, but I can't seem to find anything regarding my specific problem: I have really old volunteers, and few younger ones with cognitive problems. [more inside]
posted by cobaltnine on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers