The Weekender: Just Say Yes
thewrap.comThis is a problem I don’t have. I say no to things all the time because I’m never afraid I’ll miss out.This bothers my say-yes-to-everything friend.
Not only does she say yes to everything, but an enthusiastic: YES! Every invitation is an opportunity. An adventure waiting to happen.
Every dinner party is a chance to make new connections. “You might surprise yourself,” she tells me.I assure her I won’t.“You don’t know what you’re missing until you go,” she says.I know what I’m missing: Staying home.Also, it’s worth pointing out, the pressure doesn’t work both ways.
You’ll never hear me pushing someone to turn down an invite or begging them not to leave the house. But for ‘say yes’ people, it’s not enough that they say yes to everything, they need you to say yes too.I tell her I can think of multiple reasons to say no.I don’t want to fake my way through a conversation about the global debt crisis.
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