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How to Talk to People: What do we owe our friends?

The Best of "How To"

CHAPTER

How to Deal With Conflicts With Friends

Some of it has to be just sort of the deep seated like childhood fear of throwing a party and nobody comes right. I would not have been pleased if I had been told that by a friend to just expect that 50% of my guest list isn't going to show up for a party that they said they would come to. Passivity in my own approach to friendships comes from a fear that being too direct may come across as aggressive or asking for too much. It makes my desire for a deeper connection with friends especially in adulthood. Okay so can we talk about how to practically handle these situations? Like if a friend flakes on me how should I respond? Right now I feel like my only

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