Category: Communication
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Question about Sharing with a Person in Mourning Dear Miss LARE: My sister passed last month. Please do not offer your condolences, as we did not get along well. My niece lost her father years ago. She’s now lost her mother, and is trying to deal with everything on her own, going through all the…
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Question of the Week Dear Miss LARE, I’m in a long term relationship, and I’ve gotten tired of the same old things. I love you doesn’t seem to cut it anymore. It feels like we are going through the same old motions, and nothing really means anything anymore. How do I say I love you…
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Dear Miss LARE, I’m very unhappy at work. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. I do everything my boss says, but I get no thanks from her. He doesn’t give me feedback. I don’t expect a big fanfare or award, but a thank you would be nice. How do I tell…
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Sometimes you have a problem, and you can’t talk to a “professional”. Or maybe you don’t want to talk to me. That’s okay, I’m not for everyone. People have different opinions, and sometimes it rubs people wrong. So what’s a person to do when they need advice? Advice Comes Best From Others: There’s all kinds…
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I have been hearing lately this thing called the 777 rule for couples. Have you heard about it? No, it’s not about getting “lucky”, although it is always a possibility of happening. The Rule British actress Amy Nuttall used it to deal with her allegedly cheating husband, Andrew Buchan. I’m not sure if it was…
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Dear Miss LARE, I am engaged. We don’t really have a lot of mutual passions yet, but that’s okay, because then we have time alone to focus on ourselves individually. He has an obsession with gaming with “the guys”, like every weekend, he will play for twelve to fourteen hours at a time. So a…
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Dear Miss LARE, I have a sister who thinks she’s the center of the universe and wants to control everyone. We are dealing with a family member who has medical issues. She wants me to deal with all the problems by myself, because conveniently she lives far away. I understand that. But she wants to…
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Dear Miss LARE: I’m hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year for the extended family. It’s my turn. My family is seriously into politics. Sadly, they cover both sides of the spectrum and in the middle too. The Swiss faction I can deal with, but the far ends of the spectrum are what I worry about. We’ve…
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Hello, listeners. My friend Tammy, as you may know, just became a published author. I am very proud of her, and I want to start this post with a story. When her book came out, she received a present from a fellow writer and friend of hers. Let’s call her Kerri. It was a Lego…
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Men and women see and deal with things differently, even giving advice to their friends. At least usually. I may be generalizing here, but based on my vast experience it seems pretty accurate, I call things as I see them, and I won’t apologize for it. Men are logical, straight forward, and problem solvers, even…