Emily Yoffe Quotes - Page 2

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• Sure, people talk about all kinds of stuff at the office, but surely everyone has better things to do than sound like they're auditioning for Fox News.

  Emily Yoffe

  People, Office, Kind

  Source: www.slate.com

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• Unless you work at the Republican National Committee or some other conservatively affiliated organization, people's personal political preferences should not be a criterion for employment or comfort in the workplace.

  Emily Yoffe

  Political, Comfort, Workplace

  Source: www.slate.com

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• Love is not shown by giving your toddler a car. It's better demonstrated by clapping as she bangs on pots or singing to her while she plays with her cheap little bath toys in the tub.

  Emily Yoffe

  Love Is, Giving, Car

  Source: www.slate.com

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• People who have undergone a loss get a fair amount of leeway on their behavior.

  Emily Yoffe

  Loss, People, Behavior

  Source: www.slate.com

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• I counseled a 75-year-old married, bi-sexual man who was having a gay affair and was not having sex with his wife to continue his secret life because that seemed like the kindest thing to do. But a young woman embarking on married life, hoping to start a family with her husband, needs to at least know he's already living a double life.

  Emily Yoffe

  Husband, Gay, Men

  Source: www.slate.com

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• I think the definition of someone who's still a swinger is a person who remains signed up on swinger websites because they're "humorous." If you'd been married to an alcoholic and found yourself dating someone whose couch cushions were stuffed with empty bottles, you might conclude you're part of the problem and are attracted to men who are going to keep making you miserable in the same oh-so-familiar way. I think you should look to date someone for whom the idea of a swinger website makes him want to slather himself in sanitizing gel.

  Emily Yoffe

  Humorous, Men, Thinking

  Source: www.slate.com

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• People often recommend, "Why do you ask?" as a good conversation stopper. But that really doesn't end the conversation, it just leaves the other person sputtering for a response. I like, "You'll be the first to know.".

  Emily Yoffe

  I Like You, People, Good Conversation

  "Slate: Advice from 'Dear Prudence'". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. March 23, 2009.

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• I know this is awkward, but when you laugh after almost everything you say, it ends up undermining you.

  Emily Yoffe

  Laughing, Awkward, Ends

  "You're Such a Riot". "Dear Prudence" with Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. September 24, 2013.

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• Insecurity is a toxin and confidence is a tonic, so make the choice not to dwell on the worst possible case.

  Emily Yoffe

  Choices, Insecurity, Toxins

  Source: www.slate.com

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• The sadness from reading letters that you know you can't help because it's a person who's in extremis and their problems are not soluble by an advice column.

  Emily Yoffe

  Reading, Sadness, Advice

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• The world's full of victims and the world's full of terrible perpetrators and I want them identified and caught.

  Emily Yoffe

  World, Want, Victim

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• I think it's helpful for kids to know that their parents weren't perfect, that they messed up and learned from their mistakes. So be open about some of your own struggles or express gratitude that your kids are taking advantage of the opportunities they have instead of squandering many of them, the way you did.

  Emily Yoffe

  Gratitude, Mistake, Struggle

  "Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence': Telling teens the truth, bridesmaid in white, no grief, mom is a bully and more". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. May 2, 2011.

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• I am against lying, but just because someone asks a question does not mean you have to answer it.

  Emily Yoffe

  Lying, Mean, Doe

  Source: www.slate.com

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• I'm certainly not suggesting legalization of polyamory. But it's also unfairly judgmental of you to compare such relationships to the criminal acts of bestiality or child sexual abuse.

  Emily Yoffe

  Children, Abuse, Criminals

  "This Holiday Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us". Interview with Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. May 13, 2013.

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• Polygamy has an ancient history and is legal in many parts of the world. I find the rules of polygamy to be damaging and it's potentially dangerous to young girls and terrible for "excess" boys. But polyamory is supposed to be a more equal arrangement among agreeing adults.

  Emily Yoffe

  Girl, Boys, Excess

  Source: www.slate.com

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• When you expand the definition of marriage beyond one man and one woman, society can expect other consenting adults in other configurations to say that their choices deserve recognition.

  Emily Yoffe

  Men, Choices, Adults

  "This Holiday Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us". Interview with Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. May 13, 2013.

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• I understand polyamory is different from polygamy, and doesn't share the latter's rigid and noxious views that men run the show and are the only ones allowed multiple partners.

  Emily Yoffe

  Running, Men, Views

  "Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'". The Washington Post Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. May 13, 2013.

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• Keep in mind that when you tell people to come see you, they might not get the idea about when it's time to leave.

  Emily Yoffe

  Ideas, People, Mind

  "Lipstick on a Kid". Live chat, www.slate.com. June 16, 2015.

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• Don't underestimate the power of the nonplussed look and the shake of the head. Letting noxious words hang in the air can be very powerful.

  Emily Yoffe

  Powerful, Air, Looks

  "Lipstick on a Kid". Live chat, www.slate.com. June 16, 2015.

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• As far as types preferring other types, people of the same type can understand each others' perspective very well, but also drive each other crazy because they see their flaws magnified.

  Emily Yoffe

  Crazy, People, Perspective

  Source: www.slate.com

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• If you look at books that describe the 16 personality types, you can see how different they are from each other.

  Emily Yoffe

  Book, Personality, Different

  "Lots of Personality". Online chat, www.slate.com. February 21, 2008.

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• Extreme picky eaters may have what's called Selective Eating Disorder. People with this experience physical and psychological discomfort over certain tastes, smells, textures.

  Emily Yoffe

  Smell, People, Eating Disorder

  "Mother Loathe". Live chat, www.slate.com. May 27, 2015.

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• When you're dealing with an in-law violation, I think the first line of defense is for the blood relation to have a serious talk.

  Emily Yoffe

  Thinking, Blood, Law

  "Mother Loathe". Live chat, www.slate.com. May 27, 2015.

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• I'm wondering how someone who goes around wearing a wedding ring succeeded in the dating pool. Normally a wedding ring sends a flashing "Do Not Enter" message - except to those looking for flings with married people.

  Emily Yoffe

  People, Dating, Messages

  "Ring of Ire". "Dear Prudence" with Emily Yoffe, www.slate.com. December 12, 2011.

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• Most women at some point or many points in their lives will have to deal with an unwanted advance and having the confidence to be "rude" and say no is an important skill to develop.

  Emily Yoffe

  Skills, Rude, Important

  "Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. December 12, 2011.

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