In the past few months my parents have started to expect me to entertain guests if they aren't at home. That's completely acceptable and a very reasonable request but I have absolutely no idea what to talk about. Generally if it's someone my age I try to probe around asking questions until I find...
Proposed title: How can I be assertive without causing conflict?
Background
I am on the autism spectrum and often have trouble being assertive without causing a conflict.
I've become timid and fearful about trying to be assertive due to past experiences where I've tried to be assertive but h...
I borrowed my brother over 700€ more than a year ago because he needed it more than me (I needed it to because I was going to get married), he told me he was going to return them as soon as possible, a year later he still has not returned anything, the worst is that during this year, he took twic...
Recently, I was in a conversation with family members, siblings, in laws, etc.
Someone asked, "What would you do if so-and-so (a family member) dies? (This person is young but has a condition that may be terminal.)
I reacted viscerally and said, "I don't want to go there." The other person acc...
I would like to settle this issue once and for all...
It seems to me that voting to close a question purely because it lacks a location tag is actively counter productive. When users think their location is relevant they're free to add it, but it really feels like we're trying to force people in...
My wife and I often host various friends of ours who need a short term place to stay (e.g. a 1-2 week gap between leases).
Often, when the friend moved out, they've said something like "I can't fit all these things in my car right now. Is it okay if I come back to get the rest later this week...
