do you consider yourself to be an assertive person?

I can't decide.

Yes and no.

I'd tell you, but then you might get mad at me.

i do not

i wouldn't like to say

I'm definitely not assertive.

It's situation-specific for me but overall I'd say that I'm definitely more assertive than not.

Yeah, I'd say the same. I'm opportunistically assertive.

I was a pushover in my youth, but more and more assertive as I get older.

i'm not not assertive -- i just don't care

yep.

i'm rarely assertive, i'm generally not bothered tho

i'm assertive when it's meaningless shitetalk oh hai there ilx

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.

Not at all, I'm the biggest pushover in the west

Yes in private with a very few people. No for the other 99% of occasions.

I try to be assertive, but I come off as childishly petulant, esp. with my brother-in-law.

either way..i mean, it's whatever you think, i could really go either way. i have no opinion, really - i like either option!

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.

im a high school teacher, i have to be BY LAW

*pulls red pen from pocket protector*

YES!

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.

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.

Is assertiveness always a function of confidence tho?

I am reasonably assertive, but sometimes in the wrong ways.

I am somewhere on the range from tactfully assertive to bossy oldest sister.

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?

Developing the Voice of Command is one of those Becoming a Full-Fledged Adult sort of thingies.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

yes i am assertive generally

yahh well go fuck yourself