For those who are rejected, direct rejection and euphemistic rejection are the same in dealing with things. From the perspective of interpersonal relationship, it may be more troublesome to be politely rejected.
Euphemistic refusal, which seems to be good for others, actually has a negative impact on interpersonal relationships.
First, you are wasting your time and energy irresponsibly. You could have refused this request in one breath. Because of your euphemistic attitude, you suppressed your emotions and caused tension in your relationship.
The second is to damage others' trust in themselves. Although you want to save face for each other, but you can't insist, you will leave others with an unreliable impression, which is not worth the candle.
Third, vague rhetoric, you will be in a dilemma, implicating each other.
Just refuse, it's not as bad as I thought.
The reason why we choose to politely refuse is actually because we are too dependent on others' opinions of ourselves, afraid of losing others' trust and unable to bear the accusations of others in our imagination. It's just that when we express "no", there are many distortions and disguises that others can't understand.
In other words, we are afraid of being rejected by others, so when we refuse others, we don't want others to feel uneasy, so we use euphemistic refusal to please each other in order to leave a step for each other.
The truth is, others may not be as fragile as you think. Rejecting others directly does not mean that they will be blocked. A true friend won't leave you because you refuse.
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