Feb 04, 2008 6:58 AM GMT
its always really awkward if you say no...
how do you let someone down easy?
how do you let someone down easy?
tommysguns2000 saidI usually just stare at him and pretend like I can't hear anything he's saying.
"Huh? What? I can't hear you! What?"
After about five minutes of it, he goes away.
ursamajor saidMy own thought is that the truth is almost never appreciated in social situations. There is such a thing as a social lie and that is perfectly permissible.
The question I have to ask myself is this. Am I telling the truth for the benefit of the person to whom I am telling the truth, or am I rather telling the truth for my own benefit?