During a conversation with an acquainted expert at Starbucks, I sensed his discomfort while discussing something relatively sensitive. I thought he might fear that I was recording his words, so I took my phone from the table and put it into my pocket. However, he still sounded nervous and reticen...

I am engaged to my partner of 6 years. He had just recently made a new friend who he met playing pool. He used to play regularly but took a break due to covid. Ever since he has made this new friend he is constantly talking about her and telling me about her any chance he gets. He is always texti...

As to provide some clarification. The saying "I am sorry if it came off as X" and similar structures such as "I'm sorry if I seemed like I was X" with X being anything from 'rude' and 'insulting' to words that are not best mentioned. My problem here is that the word chunks "came off" or "seemed like