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Dear Life Kit: Can I tell my neighbor to put their yappy dogs inside?

It can be hard to navigate etiquette in the midst of interpersonal conflict. Rachel Wilkerson Miller, editor-in-chief of Self, gives advice in three sticky situations.
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When interpersonal conflict meets etiquette, things can get messy. So we asked Rachel Wilkerson Miller, editor-in-chief of Self and author of The Art of Showing Up for help. Drawing on her years of experience in service journalism, she offers advice on three of your anonymous questions about tricky social situations.

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We're dog lovers. However, we live next door to neighbors with two really annoying, yappy dogs. They're outside all day long and whenever

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