Learning how to say "NO"

there are times it's really hard to say no. but when we really have to say it,i think we can be understood by others. but i do admit,i find it hard to say no sometimes. just to let my friend be happy,i would gladly accept their offer. but soon enough,i will let them know what i really felt about it,for in the future they will know if i do like it or not.

I still sometimes find myself saying yes when I want to say no or when I should say no...

get a life man.... this would be the best line from me to that person. actually i have faced some situations similar like u have said... but if he is closer to me than he is enough sure that he is jumping to reach the sky... hahaha

I don't know how to say "NO" but I tend to just shut it. Most of the time, when I go out, I really bring my mother with me. So, I cannot really talk to strangers that much. LOL!

Hello bluemoonpavilion, If it's my friends then it's harder to say no, but somehow i manage it after stretching the conversation. As for with salespersons, i have no problem saying a no. I could be rude to strangers, especially when i have a lot of things running in my head. But, yeah saying a no to your friends could be hard, and they need to learn to respect our decision.

It's one of the most difficult things to do I must say and that is to say "NO!". It has been a lot easier to say it to people we do not have any interest in like saying "NO" to the sales people. And it's always nice to say it nicely too so as not to offend them. But, on the other hand it can also be difficult to say "NO" to my kids or to my boss. In such a case I would normally smile and let my body language does the talking. I know that my kids would pick it up easily and get the message but not my boss. I would probably be called again by my boss to confirm my answer which I normally would be ready then, than if I were to be given a surprise call. Generally, it has been relatively easier for me now to say "NO!" than it had been a few years back.

Actually I found saying no before very very hard... as if I copuld not just atter that, thus I always say yes to all all request and other things, until such times that I learned it is not always good to say yes. There are times that you have to look for your own interest, and thus saying 'no' to the things you never wanted to do... I can even relate the story I had this early morning, I am rushing to my deadline when my superior called me for an inventory, as rush inventory I mean, though it is hard for me to refuse but I did for my works sake... I admit I could not really serve more masters at a time... well, it doesn't mean I do not have to do the inventory, but she have to give me another week for it... God bless.

Oh sure!! I really say NO when I don't like to go for a show I don't like.I say NO when somebody force me or somebody insist that I will attend to a program or go to somewhere I don't like? My friends can not force me. I really Say NO!! and they respect it.

I can say NO, sweetie. And if you did not hear the first, "NO", i can be very rude the second time. Ignorance doesn't always help. TATA.

before i learned how to say no i had to cultivate an image of being a no nonsense person i used to be a fool as soon as people realized i was now very serious saying no was easy as pie

Yes..I dare to say "NO" when caught in such unpleasant occasions.. Yeah to pals also.. our "YES" will have a value only if we use it seldom..... thanks for the topic... have a great day/night...

For me it's easier to say No to people you don't know personally. It's harder when you know that person and he/she is asking something you don't want to. It's a work in a progress.

I do think saying NO is very important and i often say No for what i think is not possible. I think that saying No is better than promising but not fulfilling what has been promised.

Before I couldn't say NO because it'l unethical thinking about it, but I've read a book about conversation and I learned that saying no is saying yes to life that no means you are real with your response.

it has always been easy for me to say no to people that are not so close to me, however, it's really hard to say no to my friends and relatives, but now i cal already manage to decline some invitations or favors because if i will say yes to everyone and to everything, i'm gonna be in big trouble.

Hi, earlier I would find it very difficult to say NO to anything and this made me unhappy because most of the times I was going against my own feelings trying to please others.As one matures it becomes easier to be firm when situation demands and say a simple No instead of suffering for days and weeks after saying Yes or worse still staying mum...I now say No with absolutely no hesitation and the funny thing is that even people are careful with their demands now, esp those who know me well lol - have a nice evening and happy mylotting

Actually, this is what I'm working on and really want to be learn. Oftenly, I used to feel pity for people who really work hard for their earnings, so I couldn't say No, and at the end it is me that got to suffer. Financially, most of time, I got run out of money for I bought this thing which is no use for us, just because I feel pity for the one who sold it to me. Or sometime, I got to commit myself into something that consume my time which is allotted to a more significant event, I just can't say no because of this someone have been nice to me before. Wheww, it's really hard to say No, but I realized that we should learn that there's nothing wrong saying No, if we really can't. Now, I know we have to learn this and it will happen soon. Happy mylotting.

Sometimes "No" is a hard word to say. We don't want to hurt someone's feelings or insult them so we don't say no to them. Sometimes we just don;t have the self onfidence we need to say no to someone. We all have choices to make. Saying "No" to some of those choices is just part of life.

Hi, bluemoonpavilion! It's difficult to say "no" because we cherish somebody. So it's really difficult to say no to our friend, relatives... I rarely say "no" to them. If I really want to refuse them, I'll try my best to find an reasonable excuse so they'll feel less hurt. Though it's not right to lie.

Some times i may become afraid to say no that makes me in uncomfortable.. but i realize that it is very important to that we should learn to say no., specially if your unsure...