leejosepho wrote:
This is something that can really frustrate and even intimidate me at times. In my perception of things, subtle suggestions made with specific expectations are passive-aggressive manipulations unless there is a pre-existing understanding.
I'm the same. I don't know why people can't just make direct requests; it's not like I'm going to jump out and tear their jugular out with my teeth because they've asked me to do something.
An indirect request will be met with something like this:
Other person: "The washing needs to be hung out."
Me: "Well, you'd better go hang it out then, hadn't you?"
*other person learns to ask directly rather than make demands disguised as observations*
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