“The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.”

Your teenage daughter is starting to go on dates. She hasn't been talking to you much about it. You kept asking her about it, and she finally told you about some trouble she's having with a boy that she likes. You don't want her to feel embarrassed about talking about this topic with you, so you say:

The last thing I want is for you to feel like you can't open up to me about this kind of stuff.

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“I'm not even remotely interested in hearing what he has to say.”

You got a telephone call from your ex-boyfriend. You had a bad breakup with him, so you don't want to talk to him. Your friend asks if you are going to call back. You say:

I'm not even remotely interested in hearing what he has to say.

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“He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.”

The guy you've been dating told you that he's moving away to another country. You're shocked because you thought the relationship was serious, but he didn't seem to care. Now you're telling a friend the story of what happened. You say:

He said it so matter-of-factly, I didn't know what to make of it at first.

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“Come on. I didn't mean it that way.”

You were talking with your girlfriend. You mentioned that she doesn't dress in really fancy, expensive clothes. You wanted to say that you like this about her, but now she's angry. She feels like you're insulting her style. You say:

Come on. I didn't mean it that way.

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“My father was always too absorbed in his work to pay much attention to me.”

You don't get along well with your father. When you were a child, he was a busy executive. You're talking to a therapist about the problems that you have with him. You tell the therapist:

My father was always too absorbed in his work to pay much attention to me.

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“It hasn't really sunk in yet.”

You just got married a few weeks ago. Now you're talking with a friend who asks what it's like being married. You don't feel any different yet from how you felt before your wedding, so you say:

It hasn't really sunk in yet.

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“It's your call.”

You're helping your girlfriend shop for a used car. She find a car that she might want to buy, but she's not sure if it's a good choice. She can't make up her mind, so she asks you what you think. But you can't decide either, so you say:

It's your call.

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“What's your problem?”

Your boyfriend seems to be angry at you. He's acting rude to to you, and you don't know why. You want to let him know that you're annoyed by his behavior, and start an argument. You say:

What's your problem?

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“Believe it or not, she made the first move.”

You've told your friend before about a girl in one of your classes who you really like. Today she asked you out on a date, so you told your friend that you're going out with her. Then you say:

Believe it or not, she made the first move.

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“Absolutely. I'd love to.”

A girl in one of your classes is asking you out on a date. You like her a lot, so you want to accept her invitation. You say:

Absolutely. I'd love to.

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