Small dilemmas, four points of view

Everyday hesitations, and what four very different friends would tell you. Open one, or ask about your own.

• 9 p.m. One chore left. Tomorrow would still be fine.Do it now or Tomorrow?
• Home at 7, worn out. There are ingredients in the fridge.Cook or Buy something?
• A friend from school asks to borrow $2,000 and won't say why.Lend it or Say no?
• It's 11 p.m. There is exactly one cup of instant noodles in the kitchen.Eat it or Go to bed?
• 14°C this morning, 22°C by noon. You're heading out.A jacket or A cardigan?
• Your job is stable, but it isn't the work you want. You're 35, with one child.Change jobs or Stay for now?
• You just got home and sat on the sofa.Bath now or Later?
• You pay for a gym you haven't visited in three months.Cancel it or Go tomorrow?
• A free afternoon. There's a film you want to see. Lying around at home sounds good too.Go to the cinema or Stay home?
• A close friend's wedding and your biggest presentation of the year fall on the same day.Go to the wedding or Give the presentation?
• The thing you've wanted for weeks. It might go on sale next month.Buy it now or Wait?
• Work drinks tonight. You don't hate the idea. You're just a bit tired.Go or Skip it?
• Dinner with friends. One dumpling is left on the shared plate, and nobody is moving.Take it or Leave it?
• Ten minutes before the meeting, you spot a mistake in your boss's slides.Tell them now or Tell them after?
• Midnight. The episode ended on a cliffhanger.One more or Sleep?
• Your day off. The alarm you forgot to turn off just rang.Get up or Back to sleep?
• It's been a year since the breakup. Today is your ex's birthday.Send a message or Don't send it?
• 40% chance of rain. Your bag is already heavy.Take the umbrella or Leave it?
• Hair appointment today. The stylist asks, 'The usual?'The usual or Try something new?
• Lunchtime. Your usual place, or the new one you keep walking past?The usual or The new place?
• Your mother, in her seventies, lives alone in your hometown. You live in the city.Move back or Stay and visit often?
• The station is a 20-minute walk. The bus comes in 5. The weather is lovely.Walk or Take the bus?
• Your phone works fine. The new model came out today.Buy it or Keep this one?
• The group chat is making weekend plans. Everyone's replying fast.Reply now or Check my week first?
• Your mother-in-law gave you a sweater you will never wear. She asks if you like it.Tell the truth or Say you love it?
• The ticket lottery for a festival opens today. Only the first few acts are announced.Enter now or Wait for the lineup?
• A friend loves their new haircut. You don't. They ask what you think.Say what you think or Say it looks great?
• You want to quit your job for graduate school. You have one year of savings.Quit and go or Prepare one more year?
• The trip you've been meaning to take. Go this month before it gets cold, or wait for spring?This month or Next spring?
• Saturday morning. The room is a mess. Friends at 2.Tidy first or Tidy tonight?
• 3 p.m. You can barely keep your eyes open.Coffee or A 10-minute nap?
• No raise in two years. Your review is next week.Ask for a raise or Wait to be offered?
• Your work is done at six. Everyone else on the team is still at their desks.Go home or Stay a while?
• You've won five games in a row. It's getting late.One more or Stop on a high?
• In a meeting, a coworker presents your idea as their own.Speak up right there or Talk to them after?
• You found shoes you love. They're $40 over what you meant to spend.Buy them or Leave them?
• Everyone loves this series. You're three episodes in and bored.Keep watching or Drop it?
• Your favourite snack is cheaper by the box. That's 20 packs.Get the box or Just one?
• Your parents want to stay with you for two weeks. Your flat has one room.Have them stay or Book them a hotel?
• 30% chance of rain. The washing machine just finished.Hang it outside or Dry it inside?
• At the supermarket, you spot someone you know. They haven't seen you.Say hello or Let it be?
• Your side project works, but it's rough around the edges.Release it now or Polish one more month?
• Your friends are planning a trip that costs more than you can comfortably spend.Go anyway or Say it's too much?
• You got a seat on the train. At the next stop, someone a bit older gets on.Offer the seat or Wait and see?
• The shirt you ordered online is a little big.Send it back or Keep it?
• Your partner got a dream job abroad. It's a two-year contract.Go with them or Stay, and do long distance?
• A free Sunday. The weather is perfect. The laundry is a mountain.Go out or Stay in and reset?
• Nothing planned this weekend.Invite a friend or A quiet one?
• A day to get some work done. Café or home?Café or Home?
• It's 10 p.m. You just realised today is your partner's birthday.Admit it and apologise or Improvise a surprise?
• Dinner's done. There's still a little room.Order dessert or Call it a night?
• A friend's long message has sat unanswered for five days.Send a short reply now or Wait until you can write properly?
• Out of the bath, hair still wet. Drying it feels like a chore.Use the dryer or Let it air-dry?
• Footsteps from the flat upstairs, every night past midnight.Knock on their door or Tell the building manager?
• You're visiting someone and bringing a small gift.The safe classic or Something new?
• You emailed the whole company. There's a typo in the CEO's name.Send a correction or Let it sink?
• You've wanted to play the piano since you were a child. You're 45.Start lessons or Too late, just listen?
• You missed a delivery. Have it brought back tonight, or tomorrow morning?Tonight or Tomorrow morning?