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I don't know how to be assertive without being an ass!

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Question - (21 December 2009) 0 Answers - (Newest, )
A male United States age 36-40, anonymous writes:

Well I've been hanging out with this girl for a while now and I know for sure that I like her. I actually think that I might and could develop some deep feelings for her. The problem is that I actually haven't seen her in exactly a month. We've been talking on the phone and stuff but we we haven't gotten to hang out.

Today we were supposed to hang out. After I finished up with what I had to do I never heard from her. I was kinda confused seeing as two days ago we made plans. It turns out she was hanging out with her friend and they were just hanging out at home. At the end of the night she was wondering why I didn't say I was coming over. She told me that if I want to hang out with her then I need to just tell her that we're hanging out. In short...I'm not assertive enough.

My problem is that I'm actually very spineless. I don't give in to things but I also don't get anywhere with anything. I'm afraid that maybe she thinks that I'm not worth being around anymore. I thought maybe because she was with her friend that she had canceled our plans. I don't know how to be assertive without being an ass. I end being mean about something or just a pest when I try to make something happen. Any thoughts?

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