Is there a mathematical, economic, logical or game-theory name/description for the following scenario? [more inside]
posted by contessa on Sep 4, 2009 - 11 answers

I yelled at someone tonight who deserved to be yelled at but I now really wish I could have kept my cool. How does one keep their cool while getting the point across to someone that they're incompetent? [more inside]
posted by photoslob on Mar 5, 2009 - 28 answers

How do I peacefully coexist with irritable, belligerent neighbors? [more inside]
posted by HeroZero on Dec 15, 2008 - 27 answers

Help me fix my jerk detector. [more inside]
posted by LN on Sep 12, 2007 - 43 answers

CreepyGuyFilter -- my lovely wife is getting harassed and hit on (mainly at the grocery store) by different creepy guys. It is making her *very* unhappy, freaked out, and feeling dirty. What is the best approach for her to deal with this in an assertive and satisfactory way? There is... [more inside]
posted by wonderwisdom on Nov 13, 2006 - 124 answers

How do we deal with the “cool guy” who has decided we are beneath him? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 27, 2006 - 42 answers

How do I deal with my boyfriend's obnoxious and embarrassing friends? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 19, 2005 - 43 answers