The Awkward Silence

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Extroverted Main Man

04:27

Q: Tell a person to stop asking you or paraphrasing the same question because you've made your decision

What is a good way to tell person to stop asking you the same thing over and over again in the same conversation? I know some people using the technique I call "asking many time while the other person makes a mistake". Example like this: Mother-in-law: Do you want to try my dish? Me: No, thanks,...

Extroverted Main Man

05:18

Q: Losing feelings for long-term girlfriend

My girlfriend and I have been together for almost three years now. We started the relationship at the beginning of college. So for the most part of our relationship (except for during the summers, when we had internships) we were able to see each other every day. Due to the pandemic, we've return...

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Tinkeringbell

07:09

morning!

A J

morning

Tinkeringbell

07:36

Almost weekend :D

1 hour later…

CaldeiraG

08:39

morning

Tinkeringbell

Okay I'm dying of laughter here XD

You know how I mentioned that whiny coworker that never stuck to the standup?

CaldeiraG

yea

Tinkeringbell

Her 7 year old son was home today, and trying to get attention in front of the webcam. So I decided to let him join our standup too (we had some extra time, there were only a few of us).... He did better than his mom XD

He was just like 'Okay, so yesterday I did this, today I'm going to do this, but only if mom allows it' XD

Even mentioned the impediments (mom should allow it) XD

CaldeiraG

A J

lol

CaldeiraG

08:48

that's cute

sounds like a regular meeting

Tinkeringbell

Yeah it was so funny to see him do basically everything right in one go, while his mom keeps being such a pita XD

Gives me hope for humanity: Not every kid makes the same mistakes as their parents :D

CaldeiraG

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Tinkeringbell

14:10

If anyone needs a crash course in 'noncommittal replies', I think I can teach those after the meeting I had today XD

1 hour later…

lila

15:31

CaldeiraG

15:46

@Tinkeringbell XDD

Tinkeringbell

hey :)

lila

@Tinkeringbell 8 x three - one = ...? (please solve this to prove you are not a robot).

Tinkeringbell

threethreethreethreethreethreethree ?

three - onethree - onethree - onethree - onethree - onethree - onethree - onethree - one

Arthur Hv

@lila I'm pretty sure this is TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'

lila

Haha okay I don't need any more evidence, I am calling the police :D

Arthur Hv

15:54

;_;

Tinkeringbell

@ArthurHv That's the one I was looking for! XD

@lila Give them my regards :)

lila

@ArthurHv I am lucky that at the university they made us take a programming course (basics of bioinformatics as it was called), it was a whopping one semester of learning this against my will and I passed this course with the lowest passing grade, and now I finally get to appreciate it because it enables me to understand your joke :D

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Extroverted Main Man

18:59

Q: Is apologizing counter to non-violent communication?

So I've been looking into non-violent communication (NVC) lately and I came across the following: Jackal Parent: Say you are sorry Jackal Child: I’m sorry Jackal Parent: You’re not really sorry. I can see from your face you are not really sorry. Jackal Child: (begins to cry) I’m so...