"Mind your own business!": if you're going to take a stand against public rudeness, choose your fights
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Women who encounter rudeness in various situations should try to mind their own business and try to save their energy for the more important ones. A situation in a Starbucks coffee shop where a woman chastises the employees for the poor service is one such situation where it is better to keep silent.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1999
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No matter what my romantic situation, I always end up going to weddings alone
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A single woman narrates her disturbing experience of having to attend a wedding reception without an intimate partner. Days before the appointment was scheduled, her boyfriend decided to end their relationship, leaving her emotionally upset.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1998
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A writer feels uncomfortable being branded by many men as their "ex-girlfriend." She believes that being called a former girlfriend is unfair since she never really had a formal relationship with them.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1997
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