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gnatsaredancing t1_je4vy2a wrote

Reply to comment by InvisibleSpaceVamp in 6 Lessons from the book "How to win Friends and influence People" by figinjosejospe

There's a difference between being honest and being honest in an antagonising manner. The goal here is to get your point across without people rejecting what you're trying to do.

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InvisibleSpaceVamp t1_je5c2em wrote

Yes. And this is great in business relationships etc. ... but with my friends I don't have to consider these things because they know I'm not trying to antagonize them.

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gnatsaredancing t1_je5l33v wrote

Lots of friendships fail and lots of people have difficulty making friends exactly because they have poor social grace.

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