INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your request should be polite and respectful, but there's no need to be extremely formal. Your enthusiasm for the job should be clear. Open your email by addressing your boss as you normally would (e.g., "Hi, Mary"). Your boss should be able to understand what you are asking for right off the bat. Give your email a subject line that clearly addresses what the message is about. Summarize your request in the opening paragraph. For example, give your email a subject line like "Requesting Salary Adjustment." Your opening paragraph could be something like: "I have been working hard over the past two years to make valuable contributions to the company. In light of everything I have accomplished, I would like to request a raise to $35,200 per year. This is in line with current average salaries for editorial assistants working in the academic publishing industry in the Chicago area." To justify a raise, you will have to emphasize anything you've done that goes above and beyond your job description. Using very specific numbers and giving precise details about the things you've done will strengthen your case. Your request should be as positive as possible. Don't complain about how hard you are working for so little pay, or about how long it has been since your last raise. Also avoid implying or outright stating that you will leave if you don't get what you want. Instead, focus on your accomplishments. Demonstrate your enthusiasm for the work, and your desire to continue contributing to the company in a positive way. End with a paragraph reiterating why you feel you deserve the raise. Re-state your request for your target salary. You could end with something like, "Given my positive contributions to the company over the past two years, I believe that $35,200 per year would be appropriate for someone with my qualifications and experience. I look forward to discussing this with you, and welcome any feedback you may have about how I can improve my performance even further." Thank your boss for their time and consideration. Close your email in a friendly, respectful manner (e.g., "All the best," "Best wishes," or "Regards"). If your boss says no to your request, accept it gracefully and don't give up. A negative response now does not necessarily mean you won't be able to get a raise in the future. Send a follow up email or have a conversation in person thanking them again for their time. Politely ask for their feedback about what you might do to get a "yes" in the future.

SUMMARY: Keep the tone friendly and professional. Be clear and direct. Make your message detail-oriented. Avoid complaints or ultimatums. Summarize and re-state your request. Sign off respectfully. Be prepared for a "no".

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If the woman seems to generally appreciate women, including their sex appeal, there is a chance she is bisexual. Does she always notice other people's looks and comment on them in a sexualized way? As with every potential clue, it's possible she is just admiring another woman without having a sexual attraction to her. After all, women are constantly scrutinizing other women's appearances. However, if she repeatedly openly admires another woman's sex appeal, maybe she is open to more. This is not an uncommon phenomenon. Although it's getting easier, it can be hard for people to admit they are bisexual to families and friends or even themselves. Go with your intuition. Sometimes you just get a vibe. You generally know when someone seems attracted to you or someone else, right? Sometimes intuition can mean more than words. Some studies have found that up to 60 percent of women are attracted to other women, so it's not that rare. Whether they will act on it might be another story. Society encourages women to develop emotional closeness to one another. For some, this can spill over into attraction. Realize that sexuality can be very fluid. Studies have found that women define their sexuality more ambiguously as they age. The tricky part is that many platonic female relationships mirror romantic relationships because they are built on sharing intimate details and talking about personal issues for hours on end. Is she always trying to strike up a conversation with you or another woman? Does she try to sit next to the woman at meetings? These could be signs of interest. If she goes out of the way to interact with another woman in ways a partner would, that's a sign. Does she show up at the other woman's soccer games or head to the bar when she hears the woman is there? Does she try to arrange things where it's just for two? Is she always texting, emailing or calling, and not to talk about guys? This could be a sign that she is trying to get closer. Although some women in relationships with men discover they are really bisexual, if she seems to have no man in her life, that's also a sign she could be bisexual. Although, just because she doesn't have a man doesn't always mean she is bisexual or a lesbian. It could just mean she isn't dating. This is especially true if she seems like she has never had a man in her life in a romantic sense. Inquire about past romantic relationships that were serious. Check out her social media. Does she post pictures of herself with only male friends and a lot of females? Does she seem to be surrounded by women a lot who aren't relatives? What's her body language like around them? All of these could be signs.

SUMMARY:
Notice whether she shows open appreciation for women. Recognize that it's possible she's attracted to women but doesn't realize she's bisexual. Determine whether she is going out of her way to be around another woman. Figure out her relationship status.