The amount of times this year I’ve had to physically tell myself “be a fucking adult and just say what you mean“ and the situation got resolved is enough that I should probably start incorporating it into my daily routine

I’m someone who usually tenses up in sticky situations because despite what it seems like online, I really do care what people think about me, and I want people to like me

But in the last year or so, I’ve come to realize that people who want to be mad at you are going to be mad at you regardless of how you try to address the situation

So you may as well save everybody the time, and eliminate the possibility of blurred lines/gray areas, and just be honest about what you want to communicate to the other person