INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Though you may want to have a baby despite your husband’s wishes, you should never skip birth control so you accidentally get pregnant. This type of behavior can lead to a lot of problems in your relationship, and further convince your husband not to have a baby. Lying about your birth control or manipulating your husband can lead to trust issues. The risk of getting pregnant is not worth potentially serious problems in your marriage. If you want to have a baby, you need to discuss it with your husband. However, try not to bring it up every second of every day. Nagging your husband about the baby is going to accomplish nothing but pushing him farther away from the idea. If your husband is resistant, leave it alone for a bit, then return to it later. Pressuring your husband for a baby won’t make anyone happy. Obsessing about wanting a baby when your husband doesn’t may lead to resentment or feelings of pressure that may lead him to never wanting a baby. Instead, focus on the family you have at the moment.  Having a good, strong family now may convince your husband that he wants to expand it in the future. If you already have one kid, enjoy the child you have. Let your husband enjoy that child. He may eventually decide he wants to add to the family. If you don’t have children yet, having a strong marriage and being happy may lead him to wanting to expand the family.

SUMMARY: Avoid deliberately skipping birth control. Refrain from talking about babies all the time. Enjoy the family you have at the moment.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You want to make sure that your purchase will be a good investment. If you frequently use the bike machines at the gym or if you are an avid biker, an exercise bike may be an excellent purchase. If you do not think you will use it a few times a week, a gym membership may be more cost effective.  Exercise bikes are great for people who need low-impact exercise but who cannot get to the gym regularly. Exercise bikes can help you exercise if the weather is bad, especially in winter. Upright bikes are easy to use and provide great cardiovascular workouts. They work abdominal muscles since you are keeping the body upright, and they offer upper body arm workout. A spin bike most closely resembles the “real” activity of riding a road bike. It's one of the best bikes at burning calories. Spin bikes are meant for those who want a strenuous, effective workout. Recumbent bikes provide an all-body workout while working many major muscles. The position of the recumbent seat ensures that you are exercising while maintaining good spinal posture. For some people, recumbent bikes are easier on the lower back and gentler on your hip and knee joints. Whether you want to reduce body fat, get stronger or make fitness a part of your routine, an exercise bike is a great start. Ultimately, quality is what you are aiming for. You will need to balance quality with the needs of your exercise bike and your workout goals. It is easier to decide on which bike to buy once you know what your fitness goals are.

SUMMARY: Estimate how often you will use the bike. Choose an upright bike for low impact cardio. Choose a spin bike for low impact but high-intensity. Choose a recumbent bike to target more muscles. Determine your fitness goals.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Don't give your email out unless you trust the source. While some spam is unfortunately inevitable these days, you can minimize most of it by just keeping your email address private. For example, say that your Tumblr handle is WikiHow15. If your email address is wikihow15@gmail.com, you've basically given the whole world your address. Most spammers actually "test" thousands of guessed emails until they find those that work -- so having differentiated emails and usernames can help keep them at bay. .." box when signing up for sites or deals. This signs your address up for regular, robotically sent emails, notifications, and spam. Unless you really love the site or band, avoid this box at all costs. Check to see if this box is pre-checked for you -- many sites make you opt-out of spam instead of in. One of the best ways to avoid spam is to concentrate it in one account. For example, you might set up an account just to buy things online, and another for personal business. You use the first email whenever you're purchasing or giving out bank information, then keep your personal emails in a more private account. You can give away one account at will, because you only really need it for specific functions.

SUMMARY: Keep your email address as private as possible. Keep your usernames different from your email addresses. Never check the "Yes, I want to receive more information. Create multiple accounts, or change your email regularly.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you want a know-it-all to listen to you, you must appeal to their sense of self-importance. Since they are not naturally good listeners, you will have to create some problem that you want their advice on. This gets their attention since you appealed to the value of their opinion.  Ask something like, “I have a problem waking up in the morning, what do you think is the best way to get started in the morning?” Prepare verified facts when entering into a conversation with a know-it-all will limit their negative impact and opportunities to interject.   If you are giving a presentation, hand out an agenda ahead of the meeting with a time limit for each phase of the talk. Add statistics and cited facts that are indisputable. Preparation is always the key. The more prepared you are to defend your perspective the better off you will be in dealing with a know-it-all. If you prefer to be a little more direct you can preempt statements with truisms that give little room for a know-it-all to get involved in the conversation. Since truisms are obviously true, know-it-alls can only offer moderate, less overbearing responses.   Before making a statement, say “If we are open to all possibilities, then we could look at it this way.” These types of truisms throw off know-it-alls because it is directed towards them making them have to rethink what they were going to say. Or, after a know-it-all provides their response, say, “I am shocked to hear this because I thought your perspective would be different.” This surprises them because you are questioning their response without being too confrontational. A know-it-all is often a contrarian – you say “day,” they say “night.” They just cannot help themselves. Being a contrarian compels them to say the opposite even if the truth is overlooked just to hear their own voice. Coerce the know-it-all to have to agree with your position by presenting the opposite perspective before making your statement: “I know you will disagree with this; indeed, you will certainly think this to be ridiculous, but…” Now the contrarian has no choice but to agree with you. Sometimes the only way you can get a know-it-all to accept your position is to repeat it over and over. You must be resilient and avoid getting caught up in their perspective. The strategy is to make them figure it out on their own through dogged repetition and to exhaust them to the point of surrender.   For example: “I understand how important it is to you, but I don’t want to do it…seriously, I don’t want to do it…Yes, of course I am very clear how important it is, but I don’t want to do it.” Or, “I think it is too expensive…Sure, it’s a good deal, but it’s too expensive…I understand there is financing available, but it’s too expensive.” Know-it-alls enjoy being contrarians and voicing their perspectives. If this becomes too annoying challenge their responses by asking detailed questions to break down their position. This forces the know-it-all to be better prepared before blurting out answers they cannot support with evidence.  Be respectful, but ask specific questions about their sources, facts, or experiences. Do not be afraid to confront a know-it-all about their expertise or authority.

SUMMARY:
Flatter their wide range of knowledge. Arm yourself with facts. Counter their know-it-all responses with truisms. Use reverse psychology. Become a broken record. Ask probing questions.