Third, isfor a specialbrandofpassive-aggressivenesscalled "I couldneverdothat."
Youtellsomeonethatyou'relivingoffoframenonyourquesttosaveenoughmoneytomovetoNashvilleandhititbiginthecountrymusicsceneand a replysaying, "Well, I couldneverlivelikethat."
Oryoutellthemyournewfitnessplanthatcutsoutallsugarsandtheysay, "Well, I couldneverdothat," andthentheylookatyoulikeyou'recrazy.
Yourresponseshouldbesimple.
This: "it's a goodthingthatyoumakedecisionsforyouand I gettomakedecisionsformebecauseiftheroleswerereversed, itsoundslikewebothbereallyunhappy."
Gobackoffimmediately.
Fourth, whenthecriticismiscomingfrompeopleclosetoyou, a bitofvulnerabilitycango a longway.