Posted by Alex on December 31, 2008 under Social Awareness, gender relations
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Alex Seeks
I get this feeling that I don’t interpret the world the way my female friends do. I see the signs all over: from the way they ask me questions like “What are you wearing on Tuesday?” to the way they talk about events that I was certainly present for, but somehow missed like “I wonder what’s bothering Juan.” Juan’s bothered?
I feel like the kid who didn’t have cable must have felt when everyone on the bus started talking about favorite episodes of Fraggle Rock. “I know it’s a T.V. show, but what the hell is a fraggle?” [1] Read the rest of this article »
Posted by Alex on December 28, 2008 under Technical Support
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Frequent readers of StephanieSaveMe might be interested in a couple new technical features. We’re still troubleshooting, so if you have any trouble you can let us know by leaving a comment right here.
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Posted by Alex on December 25, 2008 under Social Awareness
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Yesterday was the last day of “The 12 Days of Going Home for the Holidays.” Our Christmas gift to you (apologies to those who celebrate Winter in a different way) is a Meeting the Parents cheatsheet.
- Bring Presents: Everybody loves presents - especially your sweetums’ parents. Revisit the post for gift ideas.
- Remember the Kiddos: Nothing says “good impression” like acknowledging children.
- Keep Yourself Occupied: Give the family time to be together without you.
- Improve yourself: Excellent book recommendations. And here’s a bonus!
- Be a Good Houseguest: The Do’s and Don’t’s of visiting a stranger’s home.
- Be Animated: Ah… There’s a sweet vid on this one…
- Be Agreeable: It’s not always easy, but it is always worthwhile.
- Keep it Clean: Follow Stephanie’s guidelines to prevent awkward moments.
- Make Friends: Use these three tips to get to know the ‘rents.
- Call Your Mom: Because you care.
- Send a Thank You Note: Click to see a template.
- Relax! You’ll do fine.
We really appreciate all the reader support we have recieved this year. Thanks for reading, and have a very merry Christmas!
Posted by Stephanie on December 23, 2008 under 12 Days of Going Home for Christmas
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Today is the very last day of our heralded series ‘The Twelve Days of Going home for Christmas.’ Below is the first of many suggestions on how to not look like a stupidhead in front of your sweetheart’s family during the holidays. We hope you enjoyed the series and wish you the best of luck during the rest of this holiday season!
Day 12: Relax!!
Cheers to you!
If your sweetheart likes you enough to introduce you to their family the odds are the family will like you too. Be yourself, relax, and have fun! Happy holidays!!!
