About Us

• Test Your Skills. Can you recognize a rude person? Take this simple test.
• Setting the Table: Our philosophy of interpersonal justice. Where do the knife and fork really go?

Articles

• Why Are People Rude? Our customers asked, we answered.
• Living with Neighbors, Roommates, & Housemates: Advice for those who share a room or a wall.
• Definition of “Apology”
• The National Jerk Test: How to determine if you're a jerk. A review of Steve Allen's quiz.
• The Relationshop Blog
• Thought of the Week: Educational quotes on relationship skills.

Bookstore

• How Rude! — a booklet about rude people.
  Can you spot abusive and difficult people before hiring, marrying, or working for them?
  Here's a booklet of warning signs to look for.
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• Brown’s Dictionary of Relationship Terms: our online wiki. No outdated psychology, no New Age BS, no victim blaming, just answers.

Services

Relationship Quizzes:

• The Dating Quiz: Take this quiz if you're thinking about dating someone.
• Employment Compatibility Quiz™. Online test of people skills.
  Ask your next boss to take this test. Detect problems in advance.

• Proofreading for Civility: Are you writing someone a letter? Are you worried that your reader will take offense?
  Wait — Let us proofread the letter for you first, to catch hidden problems with tact and diplomacy.

In the Spotlight: Surveys

• Manners Opinion Surveys: Read other people's answers —
  see how they handle their relationships.
  Then take a short quiz, help us write the rule book

New on this site:

• Definition of “Apology”
• Definition of “Conceit”
• Definition of “Drama”
• Definition of “Forgiveness”
• Definition of “Gaslighting”
• Definition of “Hypersensitive”
• Definition of “Judgmental”
• Definition of “Sadness”
• Definition of “Verbal Abuse”
• Responses to Survey #1: “I'll Call You” — Why do people promise to call you, and then break their word? See their answers.
• Responses to Survey #2: Survey on Self-Doubt
• Responses to Survey #3: “Secret Turnoffs” — What creates distance in relationships?
• Responses to Survey #4: “My Old Roommate” — Stories of roommates gone bad
• Responses to Survey #5: “Apologies I Should Have Made” — True confessions
• Responses to Survey #6: “Not So Fast!” — Relationships that were too close for comfort
• Responses to Survey #7: “You're Welcome!” — Tips and techniques to make people feel welcome
• Survey #9
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