Has anyone done an intervention with a friend because of personality issues?

Uhm, nobody mentioned “it puts the lotion on or it get the hose” - like, after fava beans and chianti - what else is there?

I looked into immigrating to New Zealand after the ‘hanging chad’ election of Bush II. It required a fair amount of paperwork and some money, plus I had just settled into a new city that I really liked (and still live in)... and I never thought things could really ‘go wrong’... and that better times were ahead. 

*this*

I have a couple of ‘good’ ones... here are two:

CONGRATULATIONS!
Don’t feel bad for the good things in your life ever - just try to pay it forward when you can.

I too have things pretty good (currently) - and I while I don’t feel guilty (I’ve worked hard on myself to get where I am) - and I am so grateful, really! I try to give back and help others as well. 

That looks SNACKTASTIC

I am a huge advocate for a wine spritzer: half (sauvignon blanc) white wine and half plain seltzer water with a few ice cubes, in a double tall glass. Half the calories and twice the fun (and less likely to be hung, you’re drinking water right along with your wine intake, no need to switch!)

And like another commenter…

If put on my eyebrows and a little bit of mascara for my neighborhood walks, does it count?

You must go check out Largent, The Adventure Dog:

I am a huge Max Richter fan and of his work with Max Cooper.
Another suggestion: It’s a little bit more up and down in energy, but I just discovered Ludovico Einaudi, Seven Days Walking, a seven album work with that is the same album for every “day” but variations. It’s at once heartbreaking and joyful.
Ascent is by…

Congratulations on your next phase in life! and don’t look back.
ETA: I’ve so often been on the other side (laid off with very little notice) that when I finally had the right offer and opportunity, I made sure I very nicely resigned (I work in a small field and my well known boss at the time is also a vindictive…

My boomer uncle, who was always a little off and of course is a trumper, called me out of concern. Of course he starts out soft, but then always has to start in on how bad things could’ve been if ‘Killary’ had been in charge.

Yes, it’s just this one person in particular and they are pretty thoughtless. They are also retired and don’t have a lot of friends due to ‘difficult personality’ that is never going to change. I’ve kind of been backing out of the friendship the past six months and if I could totally check out I would

I say you’re sick enough to get immediate medical attention. 

I already had to make it clear that I’m ‘not on vacation’ and today I just said “Because I’m so inefficient with my time - (which is true, and also, sometimes I just don’t get into the groove until the afternoon and when I’m feeling my work flow, I don’t want to stop until I get where I feel I’ve made…

A couple of other great films of that time were “The Best of Everything” and “Peyton Place” for different reasons.
I can’t remember who Terry Gross was interviewing on Fresh Air, but I believe it was author Rona Jaffe talking about her novel “The Best of Everything” and some great details about dress code at the time.

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I’d like to know where to get advice on how to deal with friends who want to digitally socialize more than I do. I don’t care to do as much socializing in real life and that I’m working from home changes nothing. At least one friend happens to think that since I’m working from home, that I am up for doing more online s…

I don’t know about jealousy but I have friends and family who seem to think WFH means I’m on vacation! I have a job thank you (for now) that is somewhat high pressure, very technical and requires that I work on my computer remotely with large graphic files and cumbersome at best software. I typically have a short…

My impression, from my step dad’s trumper supporter friends is : Wow this is a surprise, it’s not trumps fault it got out of hand, and those stock market drops, not his fault ...