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Is It Good To Be Direct?

PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 11
Posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 796 times:

People say they respect others because of their honesty, etc..

I guess it helps to tell the truth, but I couldn't be the one to say that people are ugly or something.

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Hoffa From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 791 times:

Absolutely not. Lie whereever, whenever you need to.

Yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15567 posts, RR: 61
Reply 2, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 788 times:

No right answer.

Just be nice, honest and trustworthy. The appropriate level of directness will come thru.

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CPDC10-30 From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2000, 4744 posts, RR: 31
Reply 3, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 786 times:

It is definetly good to be direct, but not in a way that embarasses that person in front of others. I'll admit I've made that mistake more than once.

NZ767 From New Zealand, joined Nov 2001, 1620 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 775 times:

Wife says, "Do I look fat in this dress?"
What are you gonna say if she does?? Big grin

VapourTrails From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 775 times:

Yes, but it does depends on the situation, and who you're talking to!

Be tactful, if being direct is tricky. I like people to be direct (but not rude!) because I don't like ambiguity, but that's my personality. You need to 'read' people to some extent, which is very difficult on these forums! Things may not sound the way that they are meant to sometimes!

KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 82
Reply 6, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 768 times:

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As mentioned above. Being direct is good. Something I pride myself on, but when posed with questions like "Am I fat, or ugly" ect, you have to have tact, and choose your words very carefully. Unless it's your wife asking, then you lie like O.J. Simpson on the witness stand!!!

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Turbolet From Cape Verde, joined Nov 2007, 0 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (10 years 3 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 751 times:

Well if it would mean telling someone something terribly nasty then definitely not. But if it can be put into slight euphemisms etc and that person asks you for your honest opinion then definitely yes.
-turbolet

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