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[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well for one, I wish I could tell people no when they ask me to social events without being interpreted as an asshole

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I'd love to, but unfortunately I am busy tonight."

[–] ninja@hoboninjachicken.com 2 points 1 year ago

I once had a coworker tell me he wasn't going to a company event because he "was working on saying no to things." I thought that was really cool. Not sure how well it would work though for, say, saying no to a friend's invite 🤷‍♂️