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People 5 min DREAM
How do I say this without starting a fight?
Three ways to say the hard thing, each with a note on how it’s likely to land.
Scene 22 prompts
People.
Find the words before the conversation starts.
Prompts for the conversations you rehearse in your head: the apology, the boundary, the argument that keeps coming back. The assistant only hears your side, so the good ones make it tell the story from theirs. Use the result as a draft to say in your own voice, and leave out other people’s private details.
The rest of the scene.
21 more prompts. Open one to make it yours.
People 5 min Tell me this argument again, from their side.
Your disagreement retold from the other person’s point of view, plus what you may be missing.
People 10 min There’s a conversation I keep putting off. Help me start it.
A one-page plan for a hard talk: your opening line, your one point, and replies for the pushback.
People 10 min I owe someone an apology. Help me leave out the ‘but’.
A short apology that names what you did and what it cost them, with no defense attached.
People 5 min Help me set a boundary I won’t drop the first time it’s tested.
A boundary in two sentences, what you’ll do instead, and a calm line for when it gets tested.
People 10 min Why do we keep having the same argument?
The loop behind a repeating argument, drawn in plain steps, and the one place you could step out.
People 10 min Should I tell my friend what I really think?
A straight answer on whether to speak up, and the kindest honest wording if you should.
People 10 min What kind of friend am I, really?
An honest portrait of you as a friend: what you give, where you go missing, and one thing to do.
2 versions
People 10 min My friend is going through something awful. What do I say?
A text that needs no reply, two offers they can just say yes to, and the well-meant line to skip.
People 10 min Is this friendship fading, or has life just gotten loud?
An honest read on a friendship that has drifted, and whether to reach out, adjust or let go.
People 5 min What do I text someone I haven’t spoken to in years?
Three short messages that reopen a door, with no guilt trip and no pressure to reply.
People 10 min I’m lonelier than I let on. Where do I start?
The kind of connection you seem short on, and three small steps toward it this week.
2 versions
People 10 min How do I make friends in a city where I know no one?
A four-week plan built on showing up to the same places, sized to your energy and interests.
People 10 min What should I ask my parents while I still can?
Twelve questions about a parent’s life that you’d regret not asking, shaped to who they are.
People 10 min Get me through this family dinner without the usual scene.
A pocket plan for a tense gathering: likely flashpoints, a line for each, and a way to step out.
People 10 min How do I talk to my teenager and get more than ‘fine’?
Five ways into a real conversation with your teen, and the one habit of yours to drop.
People 10 min We mostly talk about logistics. What should we be asking each other?
A 20-minute check-in for two: five questions you both answer, and one rule for the hard topics.
People 10 min How do we split the housework so nobody is keeping score?
A draft split of the housework, invisible jobs included, to bring to the table and adjust together.
People 10 min Read my dating profile like a stranger with ten seconds.
A stranger’s ten-second impression of your profile, then a rewritten bio made of true details.
People 10 min I always jump in with advice. Can I practice just listening?
A five-turn practice conversation, then an honest review of where you listened and where you fixed.
People 10 min What do I get someone who says they don’t want anything?
Six gift ideas drawn from what they love, each tied to something you told the assistant.
People 10 min Help me write a toast that sounds like me, not a greeting card.
A two-minute toast built on one true story, in your own voice, ready to read aloud.
The scenes next door.
People is one of 12. These two sit on either side of it.