tl;dr: Friend likes friend's sister. Friend is very socially awkward and sister is very scared of him for his "creepy" demeanor (according to her words) and the sister needs to know how to make him stop liking her. Ideas discussed include outright rejection, fake boyfriend, fake pictures, which I had mostly disagreed with, and need advice to sort this out.
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posted by JYuanZ
on Apr 8, 2013 -
18 answers
My distant sibling, diagnosed with bipolar some time ago (I don't know any solid details, unfortunately), fell out of touch with me for years. Now he's back in touch, but mostly just to drop dramatic texts on me ("I'm at the hospital", or, tonight, "I'm with the police, I'll call you when I'm released") and then not answer my increasingly plaintive texts or phone calls.
I haven't been the prime target of this sort of thing before, what seems to be big swings of mental illness with the hospital and sheriffs and police involved, and the person involved giving me a bit of information but then nothing. Can anyone with more experience give me some advice as to ways I might handle it?
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posted by theatro
on Apr 7, 2013 -
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Our new coworker has been hanging out a lot with another coworker who is known as a liar, drama generator and just generally selfish and hurtful person. Because he is initially quite charming, she has no idea of his "other side." Do I tell her what everyone else knows or is that just talking trash and I should let her draw her own conclusions?
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posted by abirdinthehand
on Mar 22, 2013 -
28 answers
I've written a radio play, and I'm meeting the cast tomorrow for a rehearsal. This is the first play I've written (let alone a radio play) and I've never acted in anything either, so any hints and tips about how to run a rehearsal smoothly would be greatly appreciated, especially anything that relates especially to radio drama.
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posted by iivix
on Mar 12, 2013 -
10 answers
How do I deal with the stress and drama caused by my emotionally manipulative live-in sister? The emotional welfare of her two young children is also at stake. Special snowflake details inside.
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posted by BrianJ
on Dec 3, 2012 -
18 answers
My family's Thanksgiving has been hijacked by unwanted guests. Please help with etiquette so we're all happy.
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posted by Cloudberry Sky
on Nov 11, 2012 -
74 answers
I wasn't invited to my boyfriend's family function, and I can't seem to get over it. Help me.
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posted by quodlibet
on Jul 5, 2012 -
35 answers
My friend is trying to stage his own play at a fringe festival. But when he held auditions, hardly anyone came. What should he do?
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posted by steinsaltz
on May 11, 2012 -
14 answers
Previously a marriage skeptic, now engaged- my BFF is not taking it well and I have no idea how to talk to her about it.
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posted by shes_ajar
on Apr 18, 2012 -
76 answers
Help me remember a pair of sci-fi/drama movies a friend recommended several years ago that I've now forgotten the titles of.
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posted by byanyothername
on Apr 10, 2012 -
4 answers
Asking for a friend. She currently lives with 3 other people in a single family household in the Boston area. Recently her landlord/roommate sent the entire household a very passive agressive email and she'd like some opinions on how to deal with it.
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posted by thekiltedwonder
on Feb 7, 2012 -
52 answers
Is there any way to explain my feelings to this girl without being ridiculous and screwing everything up?
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posted by derrinyet
on Jul 12, 2011 -
46 answers
Can you help me find the name of an old cop show? It was on for two or three seasons in the 80's.
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posted by puddinghead
on May 20, 2011 -
5 answers
I was in a school play when I was in the first grade, in 1976. I would love to know what the play was, so I can find it and read it again!
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posted by tomboko
on May 15, 2011 -
4 answers
Are there any contests, websites, or similar things out there where I can submit a radio drama (audio dramatic monologue) that I created, and possibly share it with others?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 9, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm directing a high school play and need to make a bluebird fly away on stage, but using a real bird is out of the question. How can I create this effect?
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posted by MShades
on Dec 9, 2010 -
17 answers
How can I peacefully and tactfully get out of the huge family Thanksgiving celebration for next year, or years after that? I've finally reached the end of my rope, I think.
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posted by kpht
on Nov 26, 2010 -
60 answers
How do I avoid alienating either of two friends who just broke up? I have to pull out of attending an event with one of them, so do I mention that it's because I'll be attending with the other, or say nothing about why, and risk running into them there?
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posted by lollusc
on Sep 22, 2010 -
13 answers
I became too involved with my boyfriend's family and don't know how to escape his asshole younger brother. Here's the catch - we're all kids and their guilt tripping mother is involved. This is causing me a lot of grief and anxiety stemming from feeling trapped.
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posted by Yasuo
on Jun 17, 2010 -
22 answers
Help me through this terrible situation with a fellow student/ex-acquaintance and our mutual friends. Very long story inside:
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posted by Lizsterr
on Jun 7, 2010 -
59 answers
When I was in Japan about ten years ago, I recall seeing a movie on the VHS rental racks about a guy working at a remote train station, possibly in the north of Japan? I seem to recall that the cover/poster had the station agent standing in a snowfall, and I think he was played by a much-loved actor, but I can't recall the title or the actor. I believe it's a dramatic film from the mid-to-late 1990s. Does this description ring any bells? I'd like to finally see it.
posted by ktoad
on Feb 2, 2010 -
2 answers
So my grandfather is really sick and I haven't seen him in four years. Up until I turned eleven or twelve, our relationship was great. After that, not so much. Long, sorry.
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posted by Tha Race Card
on Nov 23, 2009 -
25 answers
Molière's Don Juan, Alan Ayckbourn's Norman Dewars, Shaw's Leonard Charteris. I am clearly missing some greats, but who are theatre's other great philandering characters, male or female? (Theatre only, please, no films or television.)
posted by mykescipark
on Oct 19, 2009 -
9 answers
Stage Combat Question. Is it possible to take a bladed weapon and render it safe for use on-stage (without damaging the weapon itself)? I seem to recall from my days as a DragonCon volunteer that cosplayer's swords had to be taped* and/or bated (or else the sword had to be peace-tied so as to prevent its leaving a scabbard), but I can't find a description of the safety-making process.
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posted by grabbingsand
on Aug 6, 2009 -
9 answers
I'm in need of quality 30 minute or less dramas. I have a 35 minute bus commute and find it annoying to watch only half a show.
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posted by cjorgensen
on Sep 29, 2008 -
23 answers
I need a few good fonts for various props in a 1956 play. Does anyone know of a list of several 1950's fonts? I need a sign, window lettering, and I'd like the program to have a fifties feel as well.
posted by nile_red
on Aug 23, 2005 -
11 answers
