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    What is the reason some people wish to remain timid and fearful...even if it means leading a life as a doormat?

    Here my target is educated, independent people who choose a path of least resistance and surrender without a fight....and are ready to suffer losses...be it of finances or self-respect! How can they be enthused to look after their own interests? Ideas?!? Thanks :)
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    Dear Seniors, how many pills a day do you eat before and after meals?

    My elderly Father-in-Law has been advised to take a dozen and more tablets & capsules for 2 months. He is already fed up. Those are of different colours and shapes...and I place them in a colourful bowl on his dinner plate. Yet he complains! How can one make pills-eating an interesting...
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    Which country has the highest number of wife-beaters and/or wife-leavers, in your

    opinion/observation? Recently I got a chance to talk to a sad-faced Russian woman and we started discussing status of woman in our respective nations. Things she told me about current situation in Russian families made me sad too :( Does Russia top the list? Or there are worse places on...
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    If someone apologises to you for some past act, of which you've no

    remembrance...would it still be counted as? "Unconditional" Forgiveness on your part?!? Could Amnesia play an important role in your spiritual journey? Thanks :)
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    Dear Friends & Philosophers: I'm counting on your help! So Please tell me what to...

    ...expect from my trip to? Vienna, Austria, in mid-February??? Will it be harshly cold then? What winter clothes/footwear would I need to buy, ('coz I live in a perennially hot city)? Are people friendly or...er, uppity? What all to see? Where & what to shop? My mind has gone blank with...
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    Why can't Y!As find 'what we are looking for' at the first attempt??? Why must...

    ...it spoil our good mood?!? Any guesses? Thanks! BTW, This category is suggested by Y!As itself...preceded only by 'Marriage & Divorce' ! Since I'm NOT looking for a match...I disregarded that one. So, Zaphod or others...don't get mad ;)) ***A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR*** TO YOU...
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    Since yesterday Y!As is not allowing me to 'add details' to my Qs....Is anyone else...

    ...facing the same problem?!? It says "Yahoo! Answers is currently unavailable..." What's happening?!? Any clues? Thanks :)
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    Have you ever gone shopping at a particular Mall/shopping arcade, and came back...

    ...empty-handed...? because you couldn't find parking place?!? How weird it that??? Do we desperately need population control, vehicle control, or...er, shopping control? LOL! @ Naguru: I knew it was a matter of time when someone would say this Q doesn't belong here! But I think...
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    Would it be considered a Sin in Fashion World if I repeat a garment which I wore...

    ...for a function few days ago? Will I be able to survive snide glances and chinese whispers?!? Dear Cyber-sisters....help me decide! This real world is more cruel than you can imagine! I'm in mood of spending husband's hard-earned money on another Saree (which I'm unlikely to wear...
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    Does Diplomacy/Tact necessarily involve Lying? Or is it still possible...

    ...without compromising on Truth? Or, would you say Truth is flexible, stretchable, twistable (?)...and all is fair in Peace?!? By the way, I'm thinking people, not issues here! SO? Could you provide with some 'truthful' examples? Picture would be clearer, for this foggy mind :)...
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    How can one become proficient in the Art of Bargaining? What are the skills required,...

    ...or need to be acquired? I have neglected this important function so far...as I dislike Shopping (contrary to prevalent belief that women enjoy nothing better :)! But I *need* to shop big time now...and find myself *inadequate*. I *need* to stretch my Rupee to the Max! All useful *tips*...
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    Do clothes make people??? If burqa is sign of 'Subservience' then what is a sign...

    ...of women's 'Emancipation'? Is there such a vast gap in the thinking of West and East that no bridges could be built? If I remember correctly, 'Bra Burning' started in the West...where women had 'freedom' to dress anywhich way they like! So, is it safe to guess that low-neck, high-hems do...
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    What is the gentle-most way of conveying bad news that could break a heart?

    If you are the courier, would you prepare ground first, or tell it as plainly as possible? Help!
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    Survey: Do you think one of the hardest things in world to do must be a sick...

    Measuring the distance between the gut and the mouth....through bottle-neck.... NO!!! It can still be done...like a volcanic eruption! Where there's will there's a...wrong way too!!! PS: Other things? I'm not doing your homework for you, Pocko! Understand! I've already solved one...
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