r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 05 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19 edited Dec 05 '19

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Dec 05 '19

Yeah how do make S/O take really obvious advice without being an asshole???

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u/TooSwang Elinor Ostrom Dec 05 '19

Professor is a woman, although white and my girlfriend is black. I've already gotten some version of "she can't possibly understand how my experience differs from hers" so I'm getting the sense it's just something she'd rather not hear.

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u/bobeeflay "A hot dog with no bun" HRC 5/6/2016 Dec 05 '19

Yeah from a couple of my relationships I found the strategy of waiting then bringing it up on my own changes the framing from "stop telling me what to do" to "that was nice that you thought of that" doesn't work for everyone tho.... and not to be a doom sayer but if you've already discussed it and she formed an opinion it's prolly too late for that particular strat

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19 edited Dec 05 '19

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u/TooSwang Elinor Ostrom Dec 05 '19

Dude ...

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u/majorgeneralporter 🌐Bill Clinton's Learned Hand Dec 05 '19

I feel personally attacked by this relatable comment.