3.The conversation where you talk to your roommate face-to-face about how those were your doughnuts, and it's OK if he eats your food, but please replace what he takes, OK?
8.The conversation where you sit your roommate down and say that, while you realize this might seem a bit intense, it would mean a LOT to you if they did the dishes in this particular way.
10.The time you're planning a trip with friends and you speak up when one of them begins taking the trip planning in a direction that is insanely expensive and not totally worth it to you.
11.That very difficult conversation with someone who has lied to you, where you let them know that you are hurt that they lied, and you are having a hard time trusting them right now.
12.The text message you send that asks if your kid could give you a call on X day at Y time, because you'd love to talk and haven't heard their voices in too long.
15.The time when, instead of making a "joke," you actually say that you're not totally comfortable with the thing that's happening right now, and you'd like to talk about it.
16.The conversation where you ask your partner to please stop being passive-aggressive, because it hurts your feelings and also makes it harder to solve whatever the issue is.
