New Awkward Research

I picked up some new tips on how to make situations awkward. So there are three types of relationships:

- dominance, ie, boss--employee
- communality, ie, we're all buds here
- reciprocity, ie, the back-scratching cliche

So, what makes situations awkward is where you use a set of terms appropriate for one type of relationship in a different type of relationship. Acting extra-dominant as a house-guest at a dinner party would just be sort of a dick move. But offering to pay for dinner as a sign of appreciation at that same dinner party--that seems perfect.

Btw, I am going to use "would you like to see my etchings" much more frequently.