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" Dear E. Jean: Over the years, I&amp;#039;ve grown indifferent to a friend who constantly updates me with e-mails, texts, and &amp;quot;I love you&amp;quot;s. I declined to be in her wedding, I passed on her wedding shower, and I&amp;#039;ve said no to her holiday parties. Finally, I could take it no longer! I snapped. I e-mailed her to &amp;quot;please stop! You&amp;#039;re suffocating me with this barrage of correspondence!&amp;quot; Now I feel bad. I apologized \u00AD(because I&amp;#039;m not a total bitch), but she&amp;#039;s told all of our mutual friends, and now I look like a bad person. What should I do? \u2014Driven to Distraction Miss Driven, you hothead: You&amp;#039;ve been cruel. And now you must perform the difficult, almost unheard-of act of applying a fountain pen to a sheet of stationery. (Look these terms up on Dictionary.com if they don&amp;#039;t ring a bell.) But first, get hold of 20 (or however many mutual friends you have) 4&amp;quot; x 8&amp;quot; padded envelopes. Slip a package of Sour Patch Peach candy into each with a little note saying: &amp;quot;I was in a sour mood and said a cross thing to ________ [here supply the little rattlebrain&amp;#039;s name]. I&amp;#039;m a tool bag. I apologize to her and all our friends! [Signed] Your Affectionate Numbskull, _______.&amp;quot; In the future, here&amp;#039;s the rule: In the best society, a young lady need not reply to every e-mail from a charming pest. A quick &amp;quot;How fabulous!&amp;quot; or a tender &amp;quot;I love it!&amp;quot; every second (or third) one is quite correct. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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