I can't decide.
― NotEnough, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
Yes and no.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
I'd tell you, but then you might get mad at me.
― OH GNUS (Pyth), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
i do not
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
i wouldn't like to say
― los krampusinos! (pomplamau5), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
I'm definitely not assertive.
― NotEnough, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:31 (twelve years ago) link
It's situation-specific for me but overall I'd say that I'm definitely more assertive than not.
― ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ (~curious orange~), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I'd say the same. I'm opportunistically assertive.
― M. White, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
I was a pushover in my youth, but more and more assertive as I get older.
― William (C), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
i'm not not assertive -- i just don't care
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
yep.
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
i'm rarely assertive, i'm generally not bothered tho
― Maybe Bartering Will Help (Julie Lagger), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
i'm assertive when it's meaningless shitetalk oh hai there ilx
― bloating forecast: ruff swells (p much resigned to deems), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
I should stand my ground more often but I'm no pushover either. I pick and choose when I'm assertive as I find that state exhausting.
― musicfanatic, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
Not at all, I'm the biggest pushover in the west
― moonbop, Thursday, 8 December 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
Yes in private with a very few people. No for the other 99% of occasions.
― kinder, Thursday, 8 December 2011 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
I try to be assertive, but I come off as childishly petulant, esp. with my brother-in-law.
― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 05:20 (twelve years ago) link
either way..i mean, it's whatever you think, i could really go either way. i have no opinion, really - i like either option!
― Z S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 05:24 (twelve years ago) link
but yeah, i'm with William (C) in that i'm becoming more assertive as i get older. i tend to still let others decide the direction initially, but if there needs to be a decision and no one's willing to make it, i step in after about 30 seconds of watching others waffle to end the agony.
― Z S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 05:25 (twelve years ago) link
im a high school teacher, i have to be BY LAW
― q: are we not bel biv men? a: we are bel biv devo (m bison), Thursday, 8 December 2011 05:27 (twelve years ago) link
*pulls red pen from pocket protector*
― q: are we not bel biv men? a: we are bel biv devo (m bison), Thursday, 8 December 2011 05:28 (twelve years ago) link
YES!
― Bela Lugosi's Derrida (MarkG oo la showaddywaddy), Thursday, 8 December 2011 09:55 (twelve years ago) link
i have become so much more assertive since i was a shy teenager but there's still a lot of room for improvement. feeling oneself do more assertive things is a fantastic feeling.
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 10:03 (twelve years ago) link
Again, depends on context. Again, I used to break down in pretty much any social situation until I turned 21 and then I slowly but surely managed to teach myself confidence around others.
― dog latin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 10:33 (twelve years ago) link
Is assertiveness always a function of confidence tho?
― NotEnough, Thursday, 8 December 2011 13:02 (twelve years ago) link
I am reasonably assertive, but sometimes in the wrong ways.
― Wayland Smithee, Thursday, 8 December 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
I am somewhere on the range from tactfully assertive to bossy oldest sister.
― you are a baby seal (Abbott), Thursday, 8 December 2011 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
I had to turn on my ice cold "YOU MUST STOP" on a student yesterday and it worked. I realized it was the tone I usually take with creepy old men who touch me. Who knew it transferred to other situations?
― you are a baby seal (Abbott), Thursday, 8 December 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
Developing the Voice of Command is one of those Becoming a Full-Fledged Adult sort of thingies.
― Aimless, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
yes i am assertive generally
― river wolf, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:23 (twelve years ago) link
yahh well go fuck yourself
― є(٥_ ٥)э, Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:24 (twelve years ago) link