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14 Dec 2007, 1:26 am

I'm not easily led, or influenced by anybody.

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14 Dec 2007, 6:47 am

Depends on which person, mostly. I'd rather be asked to do something than told. Sounds less manipulative.

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14 Dec 2007, 6:55 am

EvilKimEvil wrote:

I can't seem to find that middle ground that most people seem to achieve in this area. I either let people push me around or I resist stubbornly.

Ditto.

When I was at high school...I was very stubborn. I was rebelling against anything and everything which was considered "popular". At other times however, such as when I was at my course in employment skills, I was talked into coming to a party.
At the party, I was drugged. From that day foward, I have been stubborn again.

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14 Dec 2007, 10:27 am

Not usually. They'd have to give me a pretty good argument to have me sway. Then after analyzing, I make up my mind. I have been swayed a couple of times.

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14 Dec 2007, 11:23 am

Izaak wrote:

I picked oak. But it does come with qualification...

If the swaying attempt is just "oh, c'mon!" then absolutely no chance in hell.

However if it is reasoned attempt to bring information that I had not already considered to my attention, and I judge that new information to be acceptable enough to change my earlier opinion then... you could say I am easily swayed.

But no amount of begging or pleading or emotional blackmail would get me to do something I would not chose to do otherwise.

That's me too. I can be convinced in a heartbeat if the ideas are logical. It takes a lifetime to convince me of irrational things by means of emotional blackmail.

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14 Dec 2007, 11:50 am

EvilKimEvil wrote:

I can't seem to find that middle ground that most people seem to achieve in this area. I either let people push me around or I resist stubbornly.

lol yeah that's me... makes for one heck of a messed up perspective... weird eh? :lol:

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14 Dec 2007, 12:28 pm

No not really .

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