You’re sitting awkwardly at a table, and avoiding eye contact with the person across from you as you both mumble over conversation starters of the weather and how their job is going. Does this sound ...

Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of awkwardness. You love these people (mostly), but the scripts are fuzzy. Do we hug? Do we talk politics? What do I say when someone hits me with the third “so, how’s ...

Awkward conversations are not just valuable—they're often essential for achieving important goals. Often, there is no way to have a particular conversation without it being awkward! Examples: Talking ...

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For some people, it’s easier to floss with barbed wire than to navigate their way through a moment of awkwardness. It doesn’t have to be that way, and Henna Pryor offers a bounty of smart advice in ...

The holidays offer many opportunities for awkward moments. Political discussions, of course, hold plenty of potential. But any time opinions differ, where estrangements have caused lingering rifts, or ...

We’ve all been there — the cringeworthy moments when words come out wrong or when a heartfelt gesture like a hug goes unreciprocated, or a pause in a conversation lingers just long enough to become ...