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stitics t1_je6gu33 wrote
Reply to comment by i_love_ewe in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
I don't get that. I get the principle behind this tip is "don't pry". If your friend starts talking to you about a subject, pretty clearly it's okay to talk about. If you have to ask about a subject, maybe you oughtn't.
stitics t1_je6gedx wrote
Reply to comment by gththrowaway in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
I don't think I agree that not asking (or "not being able to ask") indicates a poor relationship. I think what would indicate a poor relationship would be needing to ask, and/or feeling like if you didn't have the information somehow you weren't worthy, as opposed to the person just not considering it your business.
edit to clarify: by "needing", I mean feeling the need to... Not that they aren't volunteering the info without you asking
stitics t1_je6g0rq wrote
Reply to comment by Remington700ftw in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
Statistically that's probably true about most women, and I would even agree it's not weird to expect it of most of the people you know.
IMO, what's weird, about this subject and others, is to have the audacity to feel entitled not even necessarily to an answer, but even to fielding the question uninvited.
stitics t1_je6f77k wrote
Reply to comment by dubdoll in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
Isn't five a little young to be making a decision of that magnitude.
/s
stitics t1_je6f0qk wrote
Reply to comment by Uranus_Hz in LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
This has nothing to do with what you've said.
I just wanted to say I like your username.
stitics t1_je6ejiz wrote
Reply to LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
LPT: Mind your own fucking business. If they volunteer some information, they've invited you to chat about that.
Note: This is not pregnancy/children specific
stitics t1_jdnz6tm wrote
Reply to LPT When a fly comes in through an open window, if you shove the fly in the air with your hand and point to the open window with a finger, it goes out of the window by itself. by cenkozan
If it's possible to do so, make the room that it is in significantly darker than the area you would like it to go (obviously, the path there needs to be clear) and it will go on its own.
stitics t1_ja5bjbf wrote
Reply to LPT: If someone is talking loudly over speakerphone in public and you want them to shut up, join in on their conversation. by ConnieKai
I think it'd be funnier to take out a notepad and stare at them and "take notes".
stitics t1_je6mgco wrote
Reply to LPT: If a single friend of yours has said they don’t want children, don’t start asking them if they’ve changed their mind if/when they find a partner. by dubdoll
In addition to "mind your own fucking business", which I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I think the real LPT here is let the other person introduce and steer conversational topics about them.