Originally Posted by momx2
Originally Posted by Kriston
I'm intense, too. And too honest. I say what I mean and mean what I say....

I tend to fare better with other non-passive-aggressive women (rare) and men. Men usually think I'm swell, since there's no hidden agenda and no holding a grudge. WYSIWYG.


WOW! I could have written this. I always describe myself as WYSIWYG. I am also direct and fairly blunt though I've learned to cushion what I say. Alas, I also am naive in that I tend to believe what people say and take things at face value not realizing that not everyone else is not direct or open.

And I could have written this! Being too honest can get me into trouble.

I also just don't understand why people act against their own interests so often. I've seen this kind of thing happen in specific situations I've been involved in and also in general. Personally, I've been through some very frustrating situations where the demonstrably correct course of action was rejected for reasons that were never really clear.

Maybe this goes back to the emotional-v.-rational reactions that we've talked about?

V.