I don’t fight. I am a diplomatic person… whose idea of diplomacy is like that of saying ‘good doggie’ while getting a bigger stick. LOL. I don’t fight. I do aggressive negotiations.
But peace does not always have to be a fight. Here are some words that might be helpful and turn your ‘fights’ into a conversation, and maybe for a change you might end up winning your cause.
1. I understand.
2. I am listening.
3. Let’s look at it from your point of view and from mine.
4. What I really mean to say is…
5. Let us be objective about this.
6. I am not mad, I am confused.
7. Maybe we should talk later to let off steam first.
8. What I hear you saying is…
9. Are you trying to say that…
10. I’m sorry.
Now this works best when you don’t shout them to whoever you are talking to, okay?
misunderstandings are much better settled long term wise when you do it peacefully rather than vanquishing the enemy 😉
because you’ll never know until when will you be enemies!
aggressive negotiations i like that
hehe
by the way i read things on your blog, bagay nga sayo ang phrase na yan LOL
Napansin ko nga, hindi ka nga bungangera. napaka cool ng ulo mo…
grabe naman sayang ang effort ko kung magagalit ako diba? isa pa low blood talaga ako.
i hate fighting too, and do almost anything to avoid getting into a confrontation.
and if you back me into a corner and force a fight, i’m very stubborn.
LOL i don’t hate fighting but i like to do it on my own terms.
I don’t fight because it’s not in my nature.
I’m one who likes peace and tries to avoid any conflicts as best as I can though when I need I do embrace the cause.
Most of the times you can surely avoid fights but not everyone is willing to do so and this is something that if one don’t want, one may take the consequences alone, unfortunately.
i find that what’s harder is to be mad at someone who does not even care about how you feel LOL
you can always turn your back and walk out. non-confrontational person kasi ako. hehe…
ayoko nga magwalk out, napakadramatic LOL
Well…. I have not been into any fights lately, but this a good list that you shared. I especially like #3.Ü What’s needed know is how to say it without raising one’s voice.
it’s hard not to shout LOL i think what is hard is to talk using SMS because it does not have emotions LOL
Might work with some people… alas a lot of people don’t want to listen even if you are friendly and understanding.
it is hard to listen because you need a lot of patience and obviously patience is almost always out of stock in stores near you LOL
I use them too, seldom get into fights, ayyy, I never did get into a fight pala.
sometimes it is nice to fight. wala lang maexperience mo lang diba? LOL
nice points.. this is true.. and it works lalo na pag babae ang kausap mo…
the most important thing to remember is when a girl is silent that is the one time she needs to talk badly.
for me, the best thing is to keep my mouth shut and just smile [not the sarcastic one]. derederecho kasi ako pag nagsalita eh! he! he!
our world needs more peace, even among ourselves, don’t you think?
i think i am getting better at keeping my mouth shut LOL sometimes it is healthy to just not talk no?
Several of those can be said sarcastically which doesn’t bode well with many people. ^_^
Btw, I’ve added you to my blogroll. 🙂
of course sincerity is a must. i think being sincere is being honest. don’t you think so too? salamat sa link. will do the same.
But when arguing, isn’t it hard to muster that sincerity? 😐
eh di be sincerely angry LOL
thanks for the anti fighting tip 😀
btw, i have a new blog, kindly add it up on your links. thanks!
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wow hindi ko naisip tawagin ang mga to na anti-fighting tips LOL. i saw your new house. maganda ang header at tag line ha congrats
Oh crap, these days, there are people who are aggressive to mostly anything. Just try to go to the market, those Manangs would yell like “huy kung hindi ka bibili wag mong hahawakan yang tinda ko”.
When you say, “I’m sorry”, sasagutin ka ng “sorry sorry di naman pala bibili eh”?
So what do you do?
Seriously, that would depend on what you’re fighting about. Sometimes if I want to make peace with someone even though it wasn’t my problem, I’ll just give that person the time to cool off and make peace. Ewan ko ba, mga girls, pinapahaba usapan, yung mga boys, dinadaan sa suntukan. There are people kasi na mga childish and idiotic.
cat fight! LOL i think you can never rid the world of stupid people. humans are stupid that way but what’s great is how we manage to get along amidst our stupidity.
therapeutic communication/de-escaltion skills 101 ha. eto nanaman ang pagiging nursing teacher nya
LOL but i don’t teach psychiatric nursing. OB-pedia ako eh. wala bang manganganak diyan? LOL
GYN din ba? hoy pasama naman…i will observe lang
wala eh kaya wala kang mapapalang kaligayahan pag sumama ka sakin baka masuka ka lang!
hindi ah…matigas ang sikmura ko..kumakain ako ng balut
LOL diba tuhod ang pinapatigas ng balut?
ay ganun ba? wait. *looking down*
so bakit matigas to? *talking to himself* gyn kasi ang topic…
anyway, bakit kailangan mo ng de-escaltion skills sa job mo? marunong bang magmura yung specimens mo?
LOL hindi ko lang alam wala kasing subtitles ang specimens eh so hindi ko maintindihan LOL
‘ wheeww that wuz quite a lot.. tamang chill lang mga suggestions ah.. ehe
it is nice to be chill – until you die of hypothermia LOL