Do you "go along to get along"?

[ohiosmith]

Never have, never will.

[Phillycat]

1. Um.

No. Heh.

[ThomCat]

2. I've never known how to do that.

:shrug:

[idgiehkt]

3. nope

and it might get worse directly, lol.

[jpgray]

4. Sure. Some things just aren't worth being contentious about

Choice of restaurant, things like that--sometimes the subject at debate is not important enough to get yourself into a snit over. And if you're the sort that likes to have people yield to your preferences, it's only kind to do so for others quite a bit.

[Midlodemocrat]

5. I agree with that. I save my battles for more important things.

No use giving up all my energies on things that aren't that important.

[jpgray]

6. Some people make you feel you deserve a Nobel prize for negotiating the appetizer

:eyes: It's great that they want to stand up for themselves, but they should realize that sometimes doing so forces other people to sit down and shut up.

[HEyHEY]

7. Nope, I get it on cause I can't get along!

I love Muhumad Ali

[Nicole]

8. Sometimes

It depends on the person & the circumstances.

An elderly relative, who won't remember it tomorrow, most of the time.

A peer, who would take it as a sign of weakness, almost never.

A friend or family member, who gives me the same consideration, most of the time.

[jpgray]

10. You should give people more credit

Maybe your experience is different, but I find being yielding in situations where it makes little difference to you can actually encourage others to behave the same way.

[Susang]

13. You and are on the same page

I don't get why people are proud of their inability to compromise, especially if it makes someone else happy as a result. :shrug:

[Nicole]

16. I do

I got distracted in IM & forgot to add the next thought before hitting reply button. I meant to hit the submit button on IM instead.

The 3rd line is there now.

[Cobalt Violet]

9. No. Not usually. n/t

[Susang]

11. Often

I call it consideration for others' feelings. All successful relationships require it; if you don't "go along" with someone's wants every once in awhile in order to make them happy, then you're probably a pretty selfish person. IMO, of course. ;-)

[jpgray]

12. Whoa whoa, I still remain a wholly selfish person

:P

[Susang]

14. Right.

Pardon me if I don't believe you! ;-)

[Blue-Jay]

15. Only if you want a job and/or friends.

Being completely unyielding is not a trait of which to be proud.