Timeline for How to be nice (even when you don't want to) - The basics
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| Nov 16, 2019 at 23:46 | comment | added | gbjbaanb | @ChrisW what's usually the best way is to say "ok, that's enough for me now, I'm off. bye" (or similar effect) and then go. That lets them have the last word (which is really important to some people in an argument), whilst also letting you have the last word too. So everyone's a "winner" | |
| Nov 16, 2019 at 15:57 | comment | added | scohe001 | @Chris If I'm having a polite conversation that I feel is going in circles, I may point that out and let the other person know I'm disengaging. Especially if I respect the way they've been holding the discussion with me. Of course that seems to be an edge case from the back and forths I've had, but it does still happen from time to time. The majority of the time, I agree with you. I'd leave it and let someone else pick it up if they so desire (or maybe for you to come back to at a later date). | |
| Nov 16, 2019 at 14:38 | comment | added | ChrisW |
Maybe this means prematurely ending it by letting the other person know you don't feel the conversation will be productive if it continues If I can ask, how or why would you let them know -- in that situation wouldn't you just, "let them have the last word" -- walk away, say no more, don't reply? I mean, you might come back with some good reply later, if you think of one; but until then I'm not sure how or why you'd say, "I don't feel the conversation will be productive if it continues", I guess instead I'd probably just leave it there, wherever it is -- is that, not what you do?
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| Nov 16, 2019 at 13:32 | comment | added | gung - Reinstate Monica | @Ward-ReinstateMonica, this answer reminds me of some really good advice I got from an old guy I met on a train a long time ago. | |
| Nov 16, 2019 at 9:13 | comment | added | SOS | Good advice. If things are going south, best to exit before they explode. | |
| Nov 16, 2019 at 3:47 | comment | added | Ward - Trying Codidact | ... And know when to run! | |
| Nov 16, 2019 at 3:12 | history | answered | scohe001 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |