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Write a card to an awkward relative you can't ignore
There's a birthday or Christmas and the relative is difficult. Get a civil card message that isn't fake intimacy.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Write a card for an awkward relative. Occasion: [details] Why it's awkward (high level): [details] I still need to send something: [yes] Tone: [civil / lightly warm] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A civil sendable card message. 2. A slightly warmer option if safe. 3. Fake intimacy lines to avoid. 4. Whether a group-signed card is wiser than a solo essay. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
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The prompt · Claude
Write a card for an awkward relative. Occasion: [details] Why it's awkward (high level): [details] I still need to send something: [yes] Tone: [civil / lightly warm] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A civil sendable card message. 2. A slightly warmer option if safe. 3. Fake intimacy lines to avoid. 4. Whether a group-signed card is wiser than a solo essay. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You name the occasion and friction.
The assistant asks about household politics.
You get a civil message.
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Use Claude to write a card to an awkward relative you can't ignore
There's a birthday or Christmas and the relative is difficult. Get a civil card message that isn't fake intimacy.
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