How do I stop letting people upset me?
I lose my temper in conversations more often than I care to admit. Sometimes I'm short with a customer service person who is just trying their best and sometimes I just get annoyed with friends and family and I'm not proud of how I respond. What can I do to stop letting people upset me so much?
How do I reconnect with my brother when we stopped speaking a few years ago?
My brother and I got into a big fight a few years ago and haven't spoken since. We're both stubborn. The fight was about a disagreement we had over something with our grandparents and it was a dumb fight. I miss my brother and want to reconnect but I'm not sure how to do it because it feels awkward.
I discovered a family secret. How do I bring it up with my parents?
I found some old paperwork that revealed a family secret that my parents obviously went to great lengths to cover up from me and my brother. But now that I know the truth, I want to confront my parents to really know what happened. I don't want to upset them but I don't want to walk around pretending I don't know either. How do I bring it up so I can learn the rest of the story without causing them to panic know that I have this information?
My girlfriend always asks me how I feel. But I don't know how to feel so what should I say?
My girlfriend is always asking me how I feel about stuff. I don't really have an answer. I'm not exactly experiencing deep emotions every second of the day. I'm not sad or happy. I'm just there. She doesn't seem to believe me though and she gets frustrated. Is it normal to just not know what I feel or to not feel anything? What am I supposed to say to her?
My sister-in-law gives me unwanted advice. What do I say?
My sister-in-law feels the need to tell me what to do all the time. She makes suggestions for what I should wear when I'm going to an event. She makes suggestions on where our family should go on vacation. She tells me what to do to build my business but she has literally never owned a business. I usually just say "Okay" and change the subject because I don't want to have conflict but it's annoying that she seems to know everything. What can I say or do to make it stop?