RULE TO BREAK
“Do what it takes to get what you want”
How do you feel when people use emotional blackmail against you? They try to get you to lie for them because they’ll be in such trouble if you don’t, or they ask you to lend them money because they really need to buy their poor gran a birthday present, or they put you under pressure to come to a party you clearly don’t want to attend because they’ll feel really uncomfortable if they don’t know anyone there.
If you’re anything like me, you feel resentful when this happens, slightly annoyed at being taken advantage of, and less willing to do whatever the person is asking. And yet often we still concede because the person makes it so difficult for us to say no without appearing rude or unsupportive. ...
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