how to say no to friends??

Germany
February 11, 2007 12:43am CST
those persons with whom u r very close u can say anything directly and honestly. but what about those with whom u have .......say an intermediate kind of relation. say u r not that close but value ur relationship with them and dont want to endanger it. how do u say no to them? how do u tell them that u dont like somthing abt them and wud prefer if they didnt do it?i have been in such a fix for sometime now. please help!!!!
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4 responses
@divir_vij (1591)
• India
11 Feb 07
open your mouth a little and gather your courage and by synchronizing your tongue lips and voice say "NO"
• Germany
11 Feb 07
well i open my mouth,then do the mistake of thinking nd thus never reach to synchronizing my tongue lips.but mayb u r right.u jst gotta say it sometimes.i just keep on feeling that mayb its not so serious this time.the next time will be the last.the next time as usual nvr comes!!!
@vivien_9 (229)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
Just true to your self. If your going to do something important and someone is asking for you tell it to him that you have to do something important.
@klystron635 (1519)
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
It's really hard to say "no" to a friend or even in a person that is starting to be your friend. But usually there are times that you really have to say no to them because of more important issues. What I do in this kind of situation is that I tell them directly that I can't. Then I have this urge to explain them why I said no. Then after our conversation I'd tell my friend that hopefully he/she understands my point.
• Philippines
11 Feb 07
If you are a true friend, you'll be frank to him. You will not pretend that you like but actually not. Be yourself. For sure he will understand you because yor are friends.