How to stear somebody away from a wife-beater boyfriend.

Originally Posted by Minion

Actually, I'm not sure if this will work, but if you want to influence someone instead of telling them what to do, you ask questions. Make them think about the situation. Or just bring up things about the guy that are not so great, in a non-challant sort of way. You want to get them thinking "hey, maybe he is a dipshit" without ever actually suggesting it. It's a little tricky, but if you're patient and smart about it, it's doable.

That would usually piss a smart person off. I know it pisses ME off.

The only thing you can really do VG is to express your two cents, try to encourage her into leaving him, offering your own help, advice and assistance, and hope she does the right thing.

Some people are really stupid. The sooner you learn this, the better off you'll be.

Or youcould just anonymously tip off the cops. I wouldn't know.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Minion

The key, Sass, is to not seem like you're actually doing it. Even "smart people" can be pretty easily fooled.

What you're suggesting, then, is "planting seeds" in the mind. Which is admittedly easy to do to even the SMARTEST people. But its also incredible conniving if you ask me. I prefer the much more direct route.

But whatever the dumb broad is more receptive to.

Just be aware that any advice you give has the chance of being ignored. Thats something everyone always needs to be prepared for.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Minion

Man, I hate to break out the "I'm right" card, but I'm basically speaking from personal experience. I've talked people out of a lot of things just by asking the right questions. I'm not always that patient (actually, seems like I rarely am these days) but it works because you're basically just getting them to see things from your perspective. Nobody really wants advice, especially adivce that's difficult to take because they always fall back on "well, they don't really know how hard it is" so that shit doesn't work. You have to make them think.

Minion, you do realize that a LOT of people in this country "don't think." You may as well be talking to a wall with most of them. They're not listening, they're not getting what you're saying - or they're just too deadset in their own world to LISTEN to you.

Every person is different. You're not RIGHT just because you conned someone you know. I can tell you that I have experience with it in the OPPOSITE. EVERY_DAY_OF_MY_LIFE.

You need to be a little more DYNAMIC, sir.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.