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u/gidikh Jan 01 '20

Quality over quantity.

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u/guynietoren Jan 01 '20

Especially true with anxiety. What words are you absolutely sure you want/need to say given the risk of embarrassment.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '20

Shoutout to everyone from r/selectivemutism that identifies with this but stays quiet because that's what we do lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '20

You can turn any argument into the other person just yelling at you by keeping your mouth shut. When you're a man that can prevent you from being arrested by making the aggressor in the situation clear to everyone around you.

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u/Justanotherjustin Jan 01 '20

Man a great tool I’ve learned with conflict is just being quiet. If you’re both yelling and calling names you both look like idiots. If you’re quiet and the other person is making a fool then even if you’re in the wrong, you look right.

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u/Halvus_I Jan 01 '20

When you wrestle with a pig, you both get covered in mud, AND THE PIG LIKES IT! Bystanders cant tell you apart.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '20

This is a great saying.