Booleans may seem harmless, but using them can be fraught with peril. When you can’t avoid them, follow these five rules. Booleans are deceptively simple. They look harmless—just true or false ...

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You might, for instance, take a few years off, and then reach out with a letter asking if she’s open to reconnecting. You’ll have to respect whatever she chooses, but there are other paths ...

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Neither of the women know my political beliefs, and I’m afraid that if I ask them to avoid talking politics, they will then understand that I disagree and try to convince me to think like they do.

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You can talk with him about your desire to bridge the gap and ask him how you can best support him, but you’ve got to let him make the decision. There are old wounds here, so you’ll want to ...