INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If she makes it clear that she only wants to be your friend, think about if you are okay with accepting that role in her life. If you think staying close to her and watching her possibly date other guys (and maybe even ask your advice about them) would be too painful, it's okay to say so. But if you think you can put your romantic feelings aside, be glad this rad girl wants you in her life and make the most of your friendship.  Don't stick around hoping she might change her mind. It's not fair to either of you if you are secretly hoping she'll fall for you if you do enough nice things for her. You'll be deceiving her and you'll be making yourself miserable. If you are spending all your energy trying to convince her that you're the right person for her, you may be missing out on other girls that would love to date you. You may agonize over why she doesn't like you back, and you may want to ask her to explain it to you, or convince her that she's wrong, or tell her friends to tell her you'd make an amazing couple... but you should probably cool it. If you keep pursuing her when she's not interested, you may start to annoy her or even scare her. You don't need to completely ignore her or be mean. Just take a few steps back and treat her more like an acquaintance. Just like you can't help having a crush on her, she can't force herself to have feelings for you. And while it definitely hurts, it's not the end of the world. It's completely okay to feel upset and sad when something doesn't work out. Luckily, she's not the only girl out there, and it probably won't be long until you meet someone new. Chances are the girl just thought she was treating you like a friend and wasn't trying to lead you on. Try not to hold a grudge and just move forward.

SUMMARY: Decide if you can just be her friend. Give her some space. Accept it and move on.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The first step to moving past an humiliating experience is to grasp what the emotion is and why it shows up. Humiliation is the experience of losing a piece of your status as a valuable human being. This diminishment has negative consequences for your life because your status as a worthwhile person affects what you think is possible. If you feel intense humiliation, it may change what you think you can do with your life, such as your ability to pursue an education or potential to have the career you want. Some common humiliating experiences are:  Being publicly shamed, like being laughed at or mocked. Being denied basic needs, like food and clothing. Research shows that being humiliated can have powerful negative effects on a person’s self-esteem and quality of life. It can result in major depression, symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder like high anxiety, and suicidal desires. If you feel yourself slipping into serious mental health problems because of a humiliating experience, contact your doctor or local psychologist about getting help.  Cognitive behavioral therapy can help restructure your thoughts and lead you to a healthier, more realistic understanding of the situation. It can help you recover your self-worth and belief in your abilities after a bad case of humiliation.  Find a local therapist by clicking here. Sometimes a person may try to humiliate you despite your innocence in a situation. For example, he might be jealous of your accomplishments and want to make you feel poorly about yourself. It may have nothing to do with you. Before you accept responsibility for your actions, which is different than accepting being humiliated, make sure you actually did something wrong. Many of us may feel humiliated at relatively small things. These failures can feel like a disaster and we may think that people are judging us harshly, but in the bigger picture they probably don’t deserve the significance we place on them. Avoid sweating the small stuff. For example, botching an interview or a live musical performance can be embarrassing, but they shouldn't usually carry the weight of humiliation. If someone is humiliating you, even if you did something wrong, you should realize that humiliation is not an effective technique for changing someone’s behavior. Humiliation is a form of punishment, rather than discipline. There’s no excuse for humiliating someone, even a criminal, so avoid giving in to the person’s tactics by accepting the humiliation.

SUMMARY: Understand where humiliation comes from. Recognize the effects of humiliation. Determine if you’re at fault. Put the humiliation into context. Avoid giving in to humiliation.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The fish you use to make sashimi needs to be incredibly fresh. Go to a fish market and purchase sushi grade salmon, tuna, or yellowtail. Do not buy fish that is not considered safe to eat raw!  If there is no fish market in your area, try visiting an Asian market that has a seafood counter or ask the employees at your grocery store’s fish counter if they have any sushi grade fish available. Keep in mind that this usually just means the fish was previously frozen to kill any parasites.  Tell the fish monger or fish counter employee that you are making sashimi and ask them to cut it into a sashimi block so that you only have to purchase what you need to make sashimi. Sashimi is often served with a selection of fresh raw vegetables to complement the flavors of the fresh fish. Pick up a few fresh, whole veggies at the market when you purchase the fish. Some good options include:  Daikon radish Cucumber Carrots Avocado Shiso leaves You can enjoy your sashimi plain, or you can add condiments to flavor the fish. Some good options include:  Lemon slices Pickled ginger Wasabi Soy sauce to top with individual slices of sashimi. Rice is optional for sashimi, but it is a nice complement. Cook the rice according to the package’s instructions. Then, let the rice cool completely before using it. Mold the rice into 1 in (2.5 cm) sized balls. You may season the rice with 1 teaspoon (5 mL) of rice vinegar, ½ teaspoon (3 g) of salt, and ¾ of a tablespoon (12 g) of sugar if desired, or leave it plain.

SUMMARY:
Purchase 4 oz (110 g) each of sushi grade salmon, tuna, and yellowtail. Choose fresh vegetables to pair with sashimi. Select condiments to flavor the sashimi. Cook 8 oz (230 g) of sushi rice