• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Oh there’s definitely a difference between being nice and straight up rejecting someone. You can be firm while not sending them on their way. I think the important skill we all need to learn and practice is de-escalation. It’s really easy to get into this mode of defending yourself when that was never the point.

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      1 month ago

      I think the important skill we all need to learn and practice is de-escalation.

      I generally agree with you about this, which is probably good enough for this discussion. 🙂