The Awkward Silence

A J

1:37 AM

@IPSCommentBot the irony

Extroverted Main Man

4:52 AM

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Q: How do I tell between compliments and 'ball' jokes while juggling?

While training juggling in a park, from behind me I heard a female's voice say, "You are really good with your balls." The vocal inflection was that of a complement, but she didn't reference juggling so my initial reaction was that she had made a lame ball joke. I turned slightly to avoid eye co...

Extroverted Main Man

6:15 AM

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Q: When to Ask Someone Out On Date

There are many questions in IS StackExchange regarding what to say to ask someone out, but when is a good time to ask a girl out? I'm really clueless as to what topic of conversation would be a good basis to asking out. :/

relationships

Tinkeringbell

6:32 AM

→ 36 messages moved to Trash

A J

@Tinkeringbell Only if you had waited for one more minute. ;) ^

Tinkeringbell

Ugh yeah. I feel like doing that thing my mom always does: "I JUST CLEANED THAT!" :P

A J

hehe

Tinkeringbell

Oh btw: Our comment button experiment ended and we didn't get to keep it! :( interpersonal.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2839/1599

A J

yeah I know. :(

but we might get it if the experiment is successful on other sites.

Tinkeringbell

6:39 AM

I hope so :)

A J

> With less to watch on TV

FIFA is on TV.

Tinkeringbell

Yes, and that takes up a whole lot of otherwise fun screentime ;)

A J

just like when it is IPL time here. ;)

It's pleasant weather outside perfect for outing, but have to be at work.

It's raining now.

Sid

@AJ raining cats and dogs for me too

A J

7:05 AM

@Sid same here, but I am at work, so no effect.

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell niiiiiii

the comment button is.. something I want to see network wide

Tinkeringbell

I hope we get that back sometime

Journeyman Geek

and hah

I'm almost reaching the point where I need to ask IPS questions lol

Tinkeringbell

Uhoh... what happened?

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell well, my parents are supposed to be matchmaking me

so far...

Tinkeringbell

7:09 AM

I got that part :P

Journeyman Geek

my dad's sent 0 of the 2 emails he's supposed to have sent.

I've sent both now.

Tinkeringbell

Oh... that's not good.

Journeyman Geek

now mom's handed me a list of stars that are compatible with mine...

so..

erm..

Tinkeringbell

Just sent out those e-mails yourself too? :)

Journeyman Geek

I think I need to find myself a wife? This isn't how its supposed to work lol

@Tinkeringbell yup

Tinkeringbell

7:10 AM

@JourneymanGeek It works over here ;)

Journeyman Geek

Sent the second one today

A J

@JourneymanGeek you're missing "h" there. It's "nhiiii" :P

Journeyman Geek

I actually mispelled Nooooooo but that was funnier ;)

on the bright side

At this point

1) get them to do it. however...

2) do it myself. I have no idea how this works, but I can't do less than they have

Sid

@AJ I am at dorm. So, I am affected. I had to skip breakfast. :(

gparyani

@JourneymanGeek As in...celebs?

Journeyman Geek

7:14 AM

no

Do keep up

actual stars

gparyani

Ah...astrology.

Tinkeringbell

@JourneymanGeek I'd honestly say that's your best option, to just DIY. I thought you had an aunt that could and would do stuff though?

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell she's helping

Sid

@JourneymanGeek LOL. What's your deadline? Like, is there a date or month on which you are supposed to get married?

Journeyman Geek

No real deadline?

Tinkeringbell

7:16 AM

Just the age clock ticking away huh :P

Journeyman Geek

More that they went "oh, lets do it!"

yup

Well my dad sent one email. erm... letmme put it this way. If he sent emails like that to the parents of every girl that we were trying to talk to... I'll probably die single.

So ya ;p

A J

@JourneymanGeek My boss is 35 and he got married recently.

Journeyman Geek

@AJ ya. Will be 35 in July

A J

you're only 34 yet.

gparyani

@JourneymanGeek Post a redacted version here, please

Sid

7:17 AM

@JourneymanGeek Oh, it's an email marriage?

Journeyman Geek

these things take time tho

A J

@JourneymanGeek when?

Journeyman Geek

@gparyani no

@AJ Latter Half, lol

gparyani

@JourneymanGeek Just too embarrassed to post it here? :)

A J

@JourneymanGeek when in latter half? ;)

Journeyman Geek

7:18 AM

@gparyani erm, no. I just don't trust your filters.

@AJ last quarter

;p

A J

@JourneymanGeek when in the last quarter? :P (speak in Tamil if you want ;))

Tinkeringbell

2 mins ago, by Journeyman Geek

@AJ ya. Will be 35 in July

Journeyman Geek

eruvathainthu

Sid

I don't understand. You are sending emails to prospective brides' parents hoping you will get married to their girl? That isn't how it is supposed to work!

Journeyman Geek

@Sid that is... totally how it works

Well my parents should!

Sid

7:21 AM

How do they get the emails of girls' parents? Matrimonial websites?

A J

@JourneymanGeek OK. Got it. ;)

Journeyman Geek

@Sid yes

Don't get me ranting on those ;p

A J

@JourneymanGeek do you know Telugu?

Journeyman Geek

@AJ no

A J

ok

Journeyman Geek

7:22 AM

and lol, its ok, I don't need help XD

Sid

I personally believe they are a scam but my cousin got married using those sites. SO, maybe they work

Journeyman Geek

@Sid lots of people do

and we're using one that's specific for my language and caste so...

eh...

Its the second best option?

gparyani

I see a lot of TV commercials for matrimonial sites on the Hindi-language channels that air here in the States

Journeyman Geek

@Sid I have a few cousins who are pretty happily married through that specific one

but... ugh.

There's no real search, data is spotty...

A J

@Tinkeringbell I was asking about date. :P

Tinkeringbell

7:25 AM

@AJ Nosy :P

Journeyman Geek

so literally you need to look through every single entry, then go "Oh, this one's out of my league" or "Oh, this one has one eye" or "Oh, one city only?"

gparyani

Just a curious question, but does your site have a field for Myers-Briggs personality type? :)

Tinkeringbell

@JourneymanGeek Sounds exactly like Tinder or something like that ;)

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell kinda sorta

Imagine if it was created in the 90s

or by someone's kid in college

A J

@Tinkeringbell Hey! I am a curious person. :P

Journeyman Geek

7:27 AM

lol

Sid

@Tinkeringbell Reading people's bio in Tinder is one of the many things that made me laugh yesterday.

Journeyman Geek

I'd point out my profile on SE has/had my birthday for years lol

Tinkeringbell

@JourneymanGeek Hahaha ... oh dear, flashy word-art and all?

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell lol...

lemme link you elsewhere

Sid

(The others being Maradona's celebration after Argentina scored goals yesterday)

Tinkeringbell

7:28 AM

@JourneymanGeek Sure ;)

@Sid Hmmm... My co-workers made me laugh yesterday... other than that, I'm mainly reliant on this chatroom XD

Journeyman Geek

Oh wait I can modabuse

@Tinkeringbell see deleted post ;p

Tinkeringbell

You do know we have some RO's here? :P

Sid

@JourneymanGeek Hey! No fair. :P

Journeyman Geek

its fine

ssmatri.com

here's the front page

gparyani

As someone in the same culture, and as an aro-ace, it's likely that if I do end up getting married, it will be through the arranged system rather than the Western system (as is traditional here). If anything, I'll be doing it out of pure practicality (U.S. tax laws, a stable foundation, etc.)

Journeyman Geek

7:31 AM

So all y'all can gaze upon then sheer horror of it

Tinkeringbell

Okay, that does look like a 90's college kid site :)

Sid

I like how the Payment option is being constantly highlighted. :P

Journeyman Geek

@Sid well, you basically need to pay to get access to contact info

Tinkeringbell

I am still stuck on that warning on the frontpage... :)

Journeyman Geek

that's how they make money. The profiles themselves are public, which is kinda scary

gparyani

7:32 AM

That site made me feel thankful that I'm using IE at the moment

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell this is... actually important

Tinkeringbell

@JourneymanGeek I guess it is. I just never realised it ;)

Sid

@gparyani ...what? Are all your other browsers dead or uninstalled?

Journeyman Geek

And here's the fun part. The stuff I really need to look at first - what the other side's expectations are... is at the bottom XD

Tinkeringbell

@JourneymanGeek Sounds like a good business model actually, if people are aware that they are posting an open to all profile... it probably attracts traffic and people that really want to pay if they see the right profile.

Journeyman Geek

7:34 AM

@Tinkeringbell and it serves a very small community - so most folks from it will be there.

Tinkeringbell

So what's the scary part?

Journeyman Geek

... the website is a mess? ;p

Also

gparyani

@Sid I'm currently using Windows 8.1, and I prefer not to use Firefox or any Blink-based browser. My favorite browser is actually Edge.

Journeyman Geek

I have no idea what I'm doing

Tinkeringbell

Oh that. Yeah. I guess looking at the front, it isn't that hard to get the data on the back :)

Journeyman Geek

7:35 AM

apparently nor does anyone else.

Tinkeringbell

That's not required though, is it? :P

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell hmm, how do I put it...

my ability to filter that data, in a ... sensible fashion is non existant.

Tinkeringbell

Oh yeah. Sorry, I'm not going to be of any help there either :P I'm famous for misinterpreting stuff online ;)

Journeyman Geek

and a lot of data you'd need isn't there. Its very... erm...

focused on money, jobs and geography?

gparyani

Do the rates include GST?

Tinkeringbell

7:37 AM

@JourneymanGeek That's something I noticed too... Very little data there to make a decision. The one you sent looks lovely though, from what little there is. :)

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell heh, she's the first one I emailed.

Also, the most interesting person we've come across so far

Tinkeringbell

(I just nosed around some other profiles, and hers looks very good in comparison :) )

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell XD

That's the feeling I get too

gparyani

I was wondering how they were only making a few dozen thousand INR per month, then I realized that in India income is measured per month, not per year.

Journeyman Geek

but yanno

Sid

7:39 AM

(Off-topic question- Do I need to learn Excel in the future? I haven't touched that thing since ages)

Journeyman Geek

@Sid to an extent, it will be useful.

Tinkeringbell

@Sid Depends on what kind of apocalyptic future you're expecting

Journeyman Geek

You will also hate your life a little.

@Tinkeringbell the joke is...

Basically we came across her due to a series of co-incidences

and since hers is an older profile, we wouldn't have come across hers yet.

Tinkeringbell

Oh... that sounds like you were lucky ;)

Maybe that's a good sign :D

Journeyman Geek

Potentially XD

We need a maybe first, then see if we actually hit it off.

Mithrandir

7:45 AM

ಠ.ಠ

Sid

Oh, hey @Mith

You have come just in time to see a Matrimonial website up top. Interested? :P

Mithrandir

Not... really.

Sid

(Don't worry. I am just joking)

Journeyman Geek

actually

I was mainly complaining about the horrible web design ;p

Mithrandir

I'm unsure if this kid I'm babysitting is actually sick.

Journeyman Geek

7:47 AM

0_0

gparyani

@JourneymanGeek In 2009 it would have been acceptable

Journeyman Geek

what colour is he?

any coughing? throwing up?

Mithrandir

@JourneymanGeek looks normal to me

Journeyman Geek

but?

Temperature?

(I'm notorious for looking fine when I'm running high temperatures lol)

Is he trying to avoid anything?

gparyani

Anyway...goodnight, it's nearing 1 here

Mithrandir

7:48 AM

I don't know, but he's acting perfectly normally and playing video games :P

Sid

@gparyani Good Night.

gparyani

Just a little more than 11 hours until IPS turns 1

Journeyman Geek

Then he's probably fine

Mithrandir

@gparyani \o

Journeyman Geek

why do you think he's sick?

Tinkeringbell

7:49 AM

@gparyani Sleep well

Sid

I am guessing the kid faked illness to avoid school. :P

Mithrandir

@JourneymanGeek he told his mother he was feeling ill

gparyani

@Tinkeringbell You gonna remain awake for the event?

Journeyman Geek

ah ;p

Mithrandir

@Sid school's... over

I think

Journeyman Geek

7:50 AM

> Is he trying to avoid anything?

Dastardly

Hanlon's razor

Hanlon's razor is an aphorism expressed in various ways, including: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. It suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations ("attributions") for human behavior and its consequences. Statements of this kind are known as philosophical razors. It is an eponymous law, probably named after the writer Robert J. Hanlon. Inspired by Occam's razor, the aphorism was popularized in this form and under this name by the Jargon File, a glossary of computer programmer slang. In 1990, it appeared in the Jargon File described as a "'murphyism...

Journeyman Geek

Well potentially laziness... And kid got what he wanted soooo

Extroverted Main Man

8:11 AM

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Q: Lone wolves together in a burning love, now hard to say "together"

I'm new in town and I'm writing because I feel so undecided about my love relationship. I'm from Bulgaria, 28, and I've had a couple of important gfs, which lasted around 4 yeas each. After the second one, the more mature, I felt to need a pause from emotions and started to focus on my job. After...

relationships difficult-people romance

A J

@JourneymanGeek I don't get it.

Journeyman Geek

@AJ oh in the sense it's hardly secret

A J

@JourneymanGeek that seems nice. I don't know the real you, so can't tell if it's a perfect pair. :P

Journeyman Geek

It's ok. I don't know either

And eh. I would be ok with mostly sane

Anyway she still needs to be interested then talk before anything .

A J

8:26 AM

ok

Journeyman Geek

And until something works out with someone, gotta keep looking lol

Tinkeringbell

9:23 AM

Hahaha @Magisch I didn't want to force you in here! :)

But now that you're here, welcome back!

dhein

9:42 AM

A friend of mine made me enforce the pattern for my self: When ever someone writes (or says) "but" ask your self how likely it is that the persons true intention is the given statement with everything negated that was mentioned before the "but". It creates a lot of funny statements.... but they seem most of the time not tooooo unlikely ;P

I enjoy that pattern I use, but nasty side effects are, in an verbal conversation with someone using "but" too often, my mimic is probably that of an windows window waiting for response, as metaphoric my brain is in that same state as a CPU would be xD

Tinkeringbell

Hahaha... and I'm being taught to use 'but' a whole lot less since it invalidates any mirroring or validation you're trying to do...

So, hopefully, in a few years, you don't have to look like that anymore, since no-one is actually using 'but's

Magisch

@Tinkeringbell nah, I just didn't open it yet

Still not well again but back at work so taking things slow for once

Tinkeringbell

While you're at it, you might make that a habit ;) Not too slow of course, but well... just keep it relaxed :)

dhein

Thats the exact thing mentioned friend taught me. I just had to create a for me working pattern to make use of it. So thats what I wrote '^.^ Anyways, its hard to avoid 'but' especialy in my mother tounge so I catch my self sometimes being stuck midsentence trying to find a way to continue my sentence without saying it xD

Extroverted Main Man

2:52 PM

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Q: How do I explain to extended family/acquaintances that my husband has high-functioning Autism, and has particular habits?

So, I have been married since March 2018 to my loving husband. All through our relationship, I have known that he has mild aspergers, combined with being very introverted and deaf (I am deaf as well) and we manage just fine in life. He is an amazing software engineer, and I am getting my MPH. I...

friends awkward-situations family

Extroverted Main Man

3:25 PM

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Q: Salesforce Admins: How do you answer the question, 'What do you do?'

I have been a Salesforce administrator for about 3 years and many of my friends and family members still have no idea what I do. I wouldn't care, but they always ask. I feel weird saying "I work with computers" and if I say I'm a Salesforce Administrator, they assume I am an administrative assist...

awkward-situations explaining

Tinkeringbell

5:37 PM

→ 24 messages moved to Trash

A J

Who got the Yearling badge?

Tinkeringbell

Not me :(

scohe001

@AJ are these 17 the one's who were part of the site since Area 51?

A J

yes

Tinkeringbell

(also, hi @ElizabethB, nice to see you found the room :) )

scohe001

5:42 PM

Dang. You guys have come a long way. Congrats!!

Tinkeringbell

Mine will arrive somewhere at the end of July. Not too bad either? :P

A J

Happy first birthday to Interpersonal Skills! Today marks the day that Interpersonal Skills.SE began private beta. Yearling badges will soon be awarded to those who joined on the first day. :)

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Copied from Literature

Journeyman Geek

\o/

user15026

I should get mine later tonight at some point I think

Journeyman Geek

I'm not active on main

;p

(yet?)

Catija

5:46 PM

Not sure how but I got my yearling on meta first.

I actually haven't gotten it on Main.

Journeyman Geek

CRON!

(Ok, maybe not cron, but its funnier)

Tinkeringbell

Like I said, I'll be waiting ;)

ElizabethB

Hello, I'm just looking around for now. That's really cool that it's the first birthday for this site.

Tinkeringbell

Yeah, you're just in time for birthday cake! :)

ElizabethB

I've really wanted to join in on the fun, since my husband is heavily involved in Christianity.SE, and I see all the really good questions and i'm naturally curious :)

user15026

5:54 PM

@Tinkeringbell hungry hungry caterpillar AND rainbows, I love it

Tinkeringbell

@Ash I know right :D

@ElizabethB Sounds great! :) Well, as you see we most often just fill the space with idle chatter, so feel free to drop by whenever you feel like ;)

Catija

Is it "hungry hungry" in Canada? That makes me think of hippos, not caterpillars. ;)

user15026

@Catija very hungry, my mistake

Tinkeringbell

It's 'rupsje nooitgenoeg' in Dutch... or 'caterpillar neverenough'

user15026

I mixed up the hippos and the caterpillar

Catija

5:56 PM

But another good mashup, regardless.

user15026

@Tinkeringbell This is good

Catija

It's one of Bennett's favorite books. He likes putting his fingers in the holes.

Extroverted Main Man

1

Q: How can I decline an invitation and then go without them?

In 2016 I went to a comic con with a group of online friends, of which a couple of streamers with a decent sized community. F is in this community but nobody really speaks to him outside from what he says in stream chats and from what I know, nobody is really friends with him. He seems like a lon...

awkward-situations saying-no online-interaction europe social-event

Sid

@Tinkeringbell Hey!! That's awesome

Why do you have a caterpillar though?

ElizabethB

@Tinkeringbell Sure, haha. i'm pretty quiet, usually. I'm usually a patient person, and if something comes up that i'm familiar with, I say something. Usually that's about my deafness, my cochlear implants, culture, etc or about environmental science, or science in general...

A J

6:01 PM

@Catija is the only person, I think, who never missed a day visiting this site since its private beta launch.

I missed it only one day.

ElizabethB

@Tinkeringbell i'm pretty open with these questions, i have received many misguided questions about whether i feel sad or bad about being deaf.... not the case haha

Catija

@AJ Oh yeah? How can you tell?

A J

You already know how. ;)

Tinkeringbell

@ElizabethB ;) I don't think I've met anyone that felt sad or bad about it. Sometimes a little flustered or bothered maybe... Anyhow, welcome to SE!

Catija

@AJ ?

A J

6:04 PM

@Catija Visit my profile and you will know.

Sid

@Catija isn't there a consecutive days visited stat in profiles?

Catija

@AJ So... you checked a few people's profiles and no one else has it? I know about that, you just made it sound like there was a list somewhere that confirms it.

@Sid There is. But checking everyone on the site is pretty much impossible, even if it's just the people who joined on the launch day.

ElizabethB

Thanks! I feel like it's a matter of perspective on life, some deaf people don't try to do anything more, because "there's no point to, there's so much discrimination out there" but in my perspective, those barriers are meant to be broken

Catija

I don't doubt it's true... I visit both main and meta daily... and I know I'm at 366/366 on both. I'm just surprised that no one else has that record.

Tinkeringbell

I guess I don't even open meta daily...

Catija

6:07 PM

The app helps. :D

Otherwise my weekends would be more spotty.

Tinkeringbell

Hmmm. I had the app for a while, but de-installed it on my phone a while ago. I think I'm already spending enough time on here :P

A J

@Catija I would have that record too if I hadn't missed it one day.

Journeyman Geek

@Catija heh, I use the desktop view on my phone a lot

A J

@Catija of course it does.

Journeyman Geek

@Tinkeringbell the app's a bit naff but a lot of folks use it mainly for notifications

Catija

6:09 PM

@JourneymanGeek You have an android, though... right?

Journeyman Geek

@Catija ya. The Iphone app development went on a little longer so it should be better ;)

Sid

Huh, I haven't visited IPS since ages...

Catija

The iPhone app is great. Really stable.

Journeyman Geek

oh, the android app's fine

but can't mod from it

Catija

Can't mod from the iPhone one, either... I can't even delete vote on MSE... I have to open questions in Safari.

Journeyman Geek

6:11 PM

yup

and desktop view barely is useable on a phone

user15026

6:24 PM

@Catija It's one of my favourites too

Tinkeringbell

6:46 PM

Mr T.Rex has a friend now! images4-b.ravelrycache.com/uploads/ikkuhhhhh/531477652/…

ElizabethB

cool!

Journeyman Geek

Awwww

Tinkeringbell

Wrong profile I stalked XD

Thanks people! :D

ElizabethB

hahaha that's what I thought

i don't knit, i occasionally make jewelery... when I have energy. right now my time most evenings are taken by indoor rock climbing.

Tinkeringbell

@ElizabethB Oh nice! That sounds exhausting ;)

ElizabethB

6:53 PM

it is... but so rewarding.

user15026

@Tinkeringbell THIS IS SO CUTE

Tinkeringbell

@Ash The pattern is free :P

(Just use a 10 minute mail for the signup :P)

ElizabethB

me and hubby do it together, he introduced it to me when i was in college. the college had a barn that was all fixed up and had bouldering (no straps climbing) paths everywhere, upstairs and downstairs.

user15026

@Tinkeringbell even better

Tinkeringbell

@Ash You'll get four, also a brachiosaurus and triceratops... but I'm seriously wondering whether I should try them... they just don't have that look these two have:

Mithrandir

6:58 PM

user15026

The triceratops is kinda cute but the brachiosaurus is kinda weird looking

Mithrandir

I finally figured out where to stick my swag

ElizabethB

I agree.

Tinkeringbell

@Ash Exactly... Hmmm. On the other hand, I'm the kind of person that likes to make entire sets :P

gparyani

...and now it's actually Interpersonal Skills' first birthday (today at 19:00 UTC)

Mithrandir

7:00 PM

@Ash yeah, kinda funky

user15026

@Mithrandir i wouldn't have guessed "dinosaur" looking at it

Tinkeringbell

@Mithrandir Haha cool! If you're going to ride competitions with those, you should ask SE to pay a little for the advertising you do XD

user15026

(I don't know what I would have guessed instead but not that)

Mithrandir

@Tinkeringbell I have to bug the guy here to actually fix it first.

There miiight be a competition in a month or so

Tinkeringbell

@Ash Maybe if you put it in between the other ones though? I dunno, the T-rex doesn't exactly scream t-rex either, just 'cute monster' to me :P

user15026

7:06 PM

@Tinkeringbell I think I missed seeing the t-rex

Tinkeringbell

@Ash I just noticed it didn't get any stars! I'll dig through the transcript :)

2 days ago, by Tinkeringbell

I also just snapped this one: images4-b.ravelrycache.com/uploads/ikkuhhhhh/531477812/…

ElizabethB

I agree with @Tinkeringbell... cute monster.

user15026

@Tinkeringbell if I think of it as a baby t-rex it works

Tinkeringbell

@Ash I think that's what I commented when I posted it too :P It looks like a baby, just hatched.

ElizabethB

Yeah that does work

user15026

7:15 PM

@Tinkeringbell I wonder if you could make like a little half egg for it to sit in? :P

Tinkeringbell

@Ash Hmmm... I need to find a nice colour then :P Maybe that's a solution, and I'll make him a steak to (as I promised doppelgreener) :P

Then the pterodactyl gets a birdnest :P

user15026

@Tinkeringbell I love these ideas

Tinkeringbell

I'll keep you posted :P

ElizabethB

7:39 PM

That's a good idea!

Extroverted Main Man

7:54 PM

0

Q: How do I respond to "you're welcome" when I didn't say "thank you"?

Someone tells me "you're welcome" but I didn't say "thank you." Should I thank them now, or is it too late?

saying-thanks

Extroverted Main Man

9:15 PM

0

Q: How can I help my partner learn to have deeper conversations?

TL/DR: One of my needs in our relationship is going unmet: the need for engaging, thoughtful conversation. I truly believe my partner is capable of this, but hasn't been in an environment where he was encouraged to have more than superficial discussions. How can I help him build his conversationa...

conversations relationships

gparyani

Is there a way to mark the bot's reports as "valid" or "invalid" as there is with Smokey?

scohe001

@gparyani Not that I know of, but this is an experimental regex, so Mith is getting pinged whenever it matches. They'll take a look and tweak if need be.

Extroverted Main Man

10:37 PM

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Q: How can I make my future mother-in-law stop threatening us with legal action based on false accusations?

Backstory: Here's the thing, I've been in a long distance relationship for more than 2 years now. My fiancee just turned 18 last month and I'm 22. Have never met in person until now, to avoid any issues. We have always planned on moving in together on July of this year. I kept telling my fiance...

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Extroverted Main Man

11:10 PM

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Q: How can I tell my closest online friend that I'm actually male?

Preface: Some folks will think I'm a terrible person after reading this, and perhaps they're right. In truth, there were several points early-on when I'd thought about breaking things off, but something always drove us together. What I've detailed below is simply the product of wonderful happenst...

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Catija

11:24 PM

@scohe001 interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/15934/…

scohe001

@Catija Haha I saw it, thanks Catija :)

Catija

Did you actually get the ping?

scohe001

No, but I'm in the process of drafting an answer, so I clicked when I saw "1 new comment..."

(I also have The Closet open, so I probably would've seen it anyways :P)

Catija

Ah, cool. I was largely curious because I wasn't sure if people who no longer had comments but had in the past were still pingable... so I know the answer to that now.

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