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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by abaya
Really? I think that's what makes a friend different from an acquaintance (that and being able to call them at 3am for help)... the trust and confidence that if I cross a line or am being stupid, that a good friend will call me on the carpet and be assertive without being afraid that my reaction will disturb the friendship. And vice versa, of course. This is not arrogant, but rather it's tough love. Or mutual accountability, if one is receptive to it.
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maybe the words are better said as "I didn't think of assertive as being an important component of being friends."
I took it for granted say, when you are deciding on an activity and don't acquiesce for what you really want to do.
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