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Monday, November 21, 2005

skill of rejection

Does it occur to you that rejection needs techniques? In order not to harm anyone's feeling, a win-win situation must be achieved. Something like the Chinese saying "good beginning, good ending"

Let's look at some examples. A girl wants to reject a boy. What are the ways available to her disposal? The most common ones are "I don't want to waste your youth", "I'm not your type", "Why can't we just be friends". Not convincing, since the guy can always say he doesn't mind wasting his time on her, or yes yes she is his type.. The most poisonous cocktail is to keep asking the boy whether he likes her or not, then under intensive interrogation the boy confess. The girl delivers the lethal punch by saying "I already like someone".

Hello? You don't have to destroy someone's pride and self-esteem in this way! If you don't want him to like you, then don't force him to admit! Someone told me before that noone likes to be rejected, regardless whether he/she really likes you or not. Not accepting someone doesn't equate to rejecting someone. It is like you can choose not to buy Pepsi Cola, but it is totally different when you say Pepsi Cola sucks.

If you really already have someone in mind or if you are already attached, a nicer way to reject someone would be to casually mention 'the other guy', something like "Oh my boy friend says blah blah blah". If the guy's brain is functioning perfectly, he should catch the hint. Unless he is more daring than Rambo. Distancing yourself works too, but it will take slightly longer time depending on the guy's patience.

Isn't it nice to reject someone without making him feel hurt? (hmmm ummm got a feeling someone may use this to stab me)



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