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Have you ever met someone or know someone that doesn’t take “no” for an answer? And after replying with a simple “No thanks”, you are asked the same question which you’ve already answered. So you repeat your answer again, and are met with the same question yet again except this time starting with “Are you sure…” As if my first two replies weren’t enough that it warranted another reason to ask. And with each round of question and answers the questioner becomes even more insistent that you should be saying yes to their offer.
Why is it that some people just don’t understand the concept of “no”? Do they believe they happen to know more about the person and their feelings that they should continually insist on asking a question about something the person obviously has no interest in? Perhaps it’s a deeper reflection of the person asking the question. Maybe it is a better indication of what type of person they are. A forceful person? Perhaps. A thick-headed person? Perhaps. Or maybe it’s as simple as they feel they know what’s right regardless of what other’s feelings are because they aren’t mindful of other’s. Perhaps. Heck, I can think of plenty of situations where it’s all of the above.
I’ve run into a lot of people that just don’t take “no” for an answer and with every round of throwing questions and no’s I tend to get irritated at the person more and more not just in that situation but anytime I have a run in with them. I understand sometimes saying “no” may hurt their feelings especially if they poured their heart into doing something and I’m not about to ruin their mood. However, what do you do all the other times?
Perhaps I myself am a bad person for feeling ill of someone that may just be an overly insistent goodie two shoes. Even still, being good isn’t an excuse for being rude.
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