Q: One way to end a friendship is to let it fade instead of cutting it off in a dramatic showdown. Maybe the friendship just seems like it has run its course.  Slowly contact the person less. For example, if you were talking four times a week, reduce it to one time per week.   Sometimes people using the fade out method will keep the person on their social media friend lists, but just contact them less. This is basically a way to downgrade a friendship but avoid dramatic confrontation.   You could suggest a cooling-off period in the hopes that the person will start forging other friendships and start fading away from you when it ends. Don’t be available when she (or he) wants to meet. After enough such excuses, the friend may just move on to asking other people to go, naturally reducing the friendship. It’s normal for people to change friends over the course of a lifetime and to go through different life cycles, in which their interests change.  If the former friend has really done something grievous to you, such as a clear betrayal, you are actually doing something empowering by ending the relationship. You shouldn’t feel guilty about standing up for yourself or weeding out negative influences. For example, the people you had things in common with in college might not make the best of friends anymore if your life goes in a different direction from theirs both in terms of family or career. Passive rejection is the term given to friendships you just allow to fade out. It means you avoid direct confrontation with the person you are rejecting.  One benefit of this kind of rejection is that it can minimize angry feelings because  the person being rejected might not realize it, and there is not a showdown with negative words shared.   One negative of this kind of rejection is that it can take a long time and requires a certain dishonesty. You’re not leveling with the person about what you’re really doing. If you’re extremely close to the friend and have known them for a very long time, the fade out approach may not work. They will perceive the change too dramatically, and they will probably call you out on it. “Ghosting” is a term that recently became popular when Charlize Theron broke up with Sean Penn. Whether applied to a romantic relationship or a friendship, it means you just vanish on the other person completely and stop talking to them all at once without telling them why.  This method is cruel to the person who used to be your friend. They will spend weeks wondering what they did wrong, and they will probably contact you again to seek answers. Thus, this method of ending a friendship won’t cause the other person to stop contact; it will make them try to contact you more. Ghosting removes the possibility of closure for the other person. It’s never a good idea to end a friendship by causing hurt in another person. Furthermore, without the possibility of closure, the other person won’t feel like the friendship is completely over. Ghosting has been called the “ultimate silent treatment.” It is not an honest reckoning of what went wrong in the friendship, which prevents growth in the person whose friend you don’t want to be anymore. If the other person has done something to harm your friendship, telling them will allow them to work on those things to better themselves for future friendships.
A: Let it fade out. Let go of guilt. Recognizing the pros and cons of passive rejection. Don’t ghost.

Article: You will be cooking a coffee cake in the microwave. Find a mug that's microwavable prior to mixing your ingredients. The mug should say whether it's microwavable somewhere on the label. You can also use a ramekin similar to the size of a standard sized mug. You will need to soften the butter if you got it straight from the refrigerator. Butter that's at room temperature has already been softened. This recipe calls for slightly softened butter. Place your butter in the mug. Microwave it for 10 to 15 minutes. You do not want melted butter for this recipe. You want butter that is slightly softened. Start off microwaving your butter for 10 seconds and then check it. You should also keep an eye on the butter while it's microwaving. Make sure that your butter does not begin to melt. Stir in the sugar and egg until you have a light, fluffy mixture that's even throughout. You do not need to use an electric mixer. You can simply use a spoon or fork. As you're working with small amounts of ingredients, this shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to a minute. Again, make sure to stir until the mixture is even and creamy. Use the same spoon you used to stir together the egg and sugar. Make sure to stir until you have a smooth, creamy batter. Dry ingredients include the flour and baking soda. Stir these into your cake. You may want to add the dry ingredients in small increments, as this can make them easier to mix into the batter. The precise baking time varies depending on your microwave. Bake your cake for 1 minute and then check on it. If it needs to cook longer, cook it for 10 more seconds. Keep checking on the cake every 10 seconds until it's cooked.  Your cake will be ready when you can stick a fork in it and have it come out clean. The cake will be very hot when you remove it from the microwave, so make sure to let it cool for a few minutes before eating it.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find a microwave safe mug. Soften the butter in the microwave, if it's chilled. Add the sugar and egg. Stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Microwave the mug until the cake is cooked.

Q: You can add, delete, edit, or view files in your Dropbox folder from any computer on Dropbox.com. Click Sign In at the top-right corner of the screen to sign in to your account. Once you’re in, you’ll see the contents of the Dropbox folder on your computer. As long as the computer you’re on supports the file type, you should be able to open and edit the files in your Dropbox without issue. To add new files from another computer, click the blue Upload Files button on the right side of the screen, then follow the on-screen instructions to add your files. The next time your Mac connects to the internet, the files you uploaded will sync to its Dropbox folder.
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Go to https://www.dropbox.com. Sign in to Dropbox. Click a file to view it. Upload new files.