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Communication is key in sorting confrontation

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Dear Tina, My partner and I both go to Del Mar so we have finals coming up very soon. We were studying together the other evening and when he tried to help me with something I yelled at him because I was frustrated. My partner does not like confrontation so rather than deal with me he just took his stuff and left. I’m totally devastated because I didn’t mean to yell at him but he isn’t answering his phone or my text messages so I have not been able to apologize. What should I do to make things right? Thank…

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Fast food question leads to supersized argument

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Dear Tina, My girlfriend likes McMuffins from McDonald’s and I like BOBs from Whataburger. We are always going to McDonald’s to eat breakfast and I never eat there because im not a fan. How do I get her to like Whataburger, so we can eat there more often? — BOBs   Dear BOBs, Thank you for your interesting question. Honestly? No one can just have their preference changed because someone doesn’t like it. What you can do though is talk it out with her and see if y’all can find someplace you both like and go there instead. For example,…

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Lack of time or lack of love? Dear Tina, My girlfriend and I got into a huge fight a few nights ago about how we never spend any time together and she is blaming me. Granted I do go to school part time and work full time, but she also goes to school and doesn’t work. So, on the small occasions when we’re both home and not busy I want to do something, and she never wants to go out or she is always messaging her girlfriends and ignoring me. So, it seems like it’s her fault to, but I…

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Find a way around Del Mar’s parking problem

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Dear Tina, The parking situation at East Campus is atrocious! With the new construction going on, how does the college plan to accommodate further parking?   Dear Parking, Thank you for your excellent question. After doing some research, I found that, unfortunately, at this time there is no plan to accommodate students with additional on-campus parking while the construction is ongoing. While the idea of a parking garage has been floated numerous times, often at the Pizza with the President event, there are no plans to build one in the voter-approved bond that funds the construction on campus. The construction…