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Miss Manners weighs in on avoiding other people's sob stories

Original: Column | Miss Manners: Am I monster for not wanting to hear people’s sob stories?

The Washington Post's Miss Manners advice column takes on a reader who confesses to feeling like a monster for not wanting to listen to other people's tales of woe. The etiquette columnist's response to the dilemma of politely sidestepping acquaintances' emotional venting is drawing attention from readers of the long-running advice feature.

Why now: Advice columns about setting social boundaries around other people's emotional oversharing reliably strike a chord with readers navigating similar situations.

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