Friendshipping!

This week, we discuss tactics for doing a very awkward, difficult thing: confronting your friends when they embarrass you. "My friend gets way too drunk at parties" & "A friend keeps bringing up a private fact about me in groups" are the jump-off points.

We've gotten this question a few different times: what do I do if my friend has a blindspot when it comes to how badly behaved her dog is?!

You done fucked up. We all have! Here's how to make the necessary apology, without asking for a reward in return.

The holidays can be fun and relaxing! And maybe also: not relaxing, expensive, cold, tedious, stressful, and full of family complications. Here's how to not be an asshole this time of year.

Improvising what to do when your friends are just being incorrect dinguses.

My friend downplays her accomplishments constantly. She lacks confidence, and she has no idea how cool and smart she is. Aarghh!!

The mean girls episode.

Some friends will be bad influences on you -- they'll turn you into a version of yourself you don't really like. And then it's time for some tough love. (Side note: the end of this episode includes lots non-spoilerly Star Wars excitement.)

It IS possible to travel in a group without wanting to kill everyone!

Jenn & Trin improvise a few scenes: Jenn is an inflexible traveler tired enough to sleep on a bench, and Trin is her friend-dad.

"When I plan an activity and don't invite the entire group, inevitably someone always feels left out or upset. How can I avoid hurting people's feelings?‎" And

"One friend in my social circle is very quiet and sulky. Should I discourage her from coming out with us?"

What to do when someone considers you a friend and the feeling is juuust not mutual. All about tricky relationships, especially in a work or convention setting.