5 Tips For Dealing With People That Ticked You Off

1. Let your inner gangsta' out.

You don't have to stroll up to the person like you're gonna start a rap battle. Just send them a text, or a message on Facebook. This is such a small step, but you'd be shocked how many people type messages then never press SEND. Send that message, yo!

2. Try not to use the words "You Did"

You don't want the person to feel attacked. Try saying "I feel that you.." whatever. The person is more likely to listen to you because you're not accusing them, you're telling them your feelings about the situation.

3. Don't let your emotions overpower the main goal

The main goal is to mend this relationship right? So, don't get so emotional that you lose sight of the goal. Be brief. Be factual. Be cool. Relax.

4. Wear Sunglasses

Sometimes it's better to have something covering your eyes. This might be an awkward tip, but it helps. If you decide to talk to that person one-on-one-face-to-face, awesome. Sunglasses offer a nice buffer if you don't feel comfortable looking the person in the face. To some people eye contact is the hardest part. With your sunglasses on feel free to look around.

5. Hug it out

I'm a firm believer that an argument or disagreement is not over until there are hugs involved. Even if you didn't hear everything you wanted to hear, if most things got resolved let it go. Hug it out, even if it's an awkward hug.

Awkward People Who Used To Talk To You

We all have a friend that suddenly turned on us. It usually happens like this:

You inadvertently piss someone off, and then poof it's World War III in that person's mind. They suddenly stop speaking to you, pretend not to see you when you're waving at them like an idiot and eventually when you stop trying they unfriend you on Facebook (stop it, you know you care about Facebook).

This is normal behavior for little girls in 8th grade, but if you're in your 20's... grow up. Tell the person why they pissed you off. Chances are if they were friendly towards you they didn't mean to offend you. Everyone has this slogan that they use as a cover up to avoid awkward conversations "I hate confrontation".

Well, get over it.

You don't have to be aggressive, but you have to open your mouth.You'll see, if you actually say things when it happens situations like this wouldn't happen so often. When you bottle it up you are very likely to create a storm cloud in your head, and make everything 10X more awful. Trust me, It's far better to have a conversation with someone than to be mad at them for having their food on the same shelf as yours in the fridge.

That's just cray...

What's Gender?

Have you ever said Hi to Keith just to realize that not only is Keith actually named Paul, but Paul is short for Pauline? 

Gender is becoming so blended. Now, anyone can be any gender. 

Seriously, it's great. 

It speaks a lot about growing acceptance in our culture. Sometimes it's a fun guessing game, but makes for some awkward moments. Anyone have any experiences like this?

FYI, I'm not rude I'm just confused. 

Awkward Bats In the... Just Read It

I never learned the proper way to tell someone they have a booger in their nose.

I usually stare at it until I'm afraid it's going to fly out and hit me in the face. Then I'll say something dumb like:

"You have some bats in your cave..."

 

That only confuses everyone. It's almost as bad as telling people their fly is down. So AwKWaRd.

 

Awkward Everyday Moments (With Celebs!)

Celebrities are more like us than we think.

They probably ring up 10X more awkward moments than 1,000 people not rich, beautiful (in some cases) and famous. Here's some everyday awkward moments everyone, even celebs, have to go through:

We all have to deal with crazy people at our jobs. It may have been towards a customer or a co-worker, but we've all made this face before. It's okay, Britney Spears!

Going to the Dentist sucks! Why do they always want to talk to you when you have a mouth full of stuff like Kim Kardashian here? Hang in there, Kimmy!

Clapping for someone you don't like is the worst thing ever, but we all have to do it sometimes. Have to clap for some jerk who won the office raffle? Take a hint from Natalie Portman here. You can clap and make a funny face-- it might make you feel better.

Kids are cute and apart of our everyday lives, but sometimes they're a handful! If it's your own kid, you're on your own. But, if it's a friend's baby pass that kid back to its Mommy quick! Former President Bush gets the idea.

Eating anything not on a stick or bun at a sporting event is always a task. It's nice to know even Beyonce and Jay-Z have a hard time eating... what the heck is that? Pizza?

Awkward Purchases

Buying Plan B, condoms, gum, Vagisil, Summers Eve, a Yo-Yo, Vaseline and the sexy issue of Cosmopolitan magazine will get you a lot of odd looks.

But c'mon, those things make sense to purchase together.

Clearly this girl had a wild night and is planning on many more, but this time she's prepared!

Buying super personal items when strangers are ringing you up is, well, strange. However, when someone you know is ringing you up the awkward level is through the roof.

I'll give you examples of both.

I once stopped by a small pharmacy with my boyfriend. We had ran out of some basic necessities. I was 21-years-old at the time, but I'm told I have a young face. My boyfriend was 6'4" and had a lot of facial hair. Even though he didn't look old, he looked older than me. There as a little old lady behind the pharmacy counter, and when we put our items on the counter she asked me for my ID.

This would be normal if we were buying some smokes. But, we were just picking up some Doritos, Tylenol, nail polish remover and oh yeah, condoms.

She told me that it was the store policy to card girls under 18 that were buying condoms. I realized just how wrong this is a little later. If young girls are having sex, they should have access to condoms. But, that's another blog post.

It was so awkward having this woman stand there and analyze every aspect of my ID. I felt like I was at the airport. She flipped it over, held a flashlight to it and even asked me if I lost weight since the picture was taken. Then she asked for my boyfriend's ID. It was the longest condom run in history.

Another odd moment was when I decided to try to buy some feminine products and an old teacher of mine was ringing me out. I wondered what happened to his teaching gig?!

Awkward Tummy Noises

My stomach growls at the worst times ever.

 It's so loud and annoying! Try talking to your professor when your stomach is screaming FEED ME! 

It's even more awkward when you're trying to log in some cuddle time. I know everyone needs to eat and everyone does it, but how awkward is it explaining to your partner: 

"Oh I didn't fart, Honey. I'm just friggin' starving!"

 They'll never believe you...