coldhearted scientist وداد

Three reasons I am exhausted are: 1. The material situation, dealing with this house. 2. The psychological situation, dealing with the owner of the house and the caretaker. 3. The psychological situation, dealing with my “friend” who was going to pick me up from the airport. Since these situations began to wear upon me, my … More On Attitude

Now, thanks to Jennifer, I am honing in to where I want to be in terms of tone for this missive. Human has a point — that this person really is out of line — and so does my IRL friend here in Brazil, who said: –What is he trying to do, dominate you? and … More Honing In

All right, I must definitely not say anything to S, because the best way to communicate what I want to communicate is to say nothing. However I do like S and we have done all sorts of interesting things together at various points over the past twelve years. I am also vulnerable to being convinced … More Rehearsing a Speech

I want to TELL this person he is being kept at arm’s length. That is because I am sure that what he will do is plan to let this episode blow over, and then try to encroach upon me again at some weak moment. I want to head that off at the pass. How is … More New, Again

Dear S, The reason it was not appropriate to suggest staying in Kenner was that (a) I had already explained why I wanted to go home, (b) you know perfectly well I am not comfortable in “intimate” situations with you (note that I never accept invitations to sleep with you, even without sex), (c) I … More Latest Version. (Yes, I do want to tell him something. No: I just want to be ready in case the conversation comes up, or in the next situation. I want to stop blaming myself for not having said no clearly enough, fast enough, even though I had said it very, very clearly so many times before.)