How to Say No Without Hurting Anyone

saying no to family especially in India

is very hard because they'll take it

personally and get hurt right I'll give

you three tactics to say no without

hurting them number one say yes but no

people hate outright rejection so start

with a yes then explain why you can't

for example I'd love to go to the temple

but I have a meeting tomorrow here you

acknowledge their invite first so when

you say no it hurts less and number two

slowly suggest an alternative see people

don't like a blunt no it feels like you

slammed a door on their face so suggest

a different time or activity like uh

Temple sounds great but I have a meeting

maybe can we do this together this

weekend here you actually said no since

the focus will be on the alternative you

gave them you are sorted for now number

three by time

some situations don't have a neat

alternative at all so say something like

uh can we talk about this after the

meeting buy time to say more it gives

both sides space to process and come up

with a win-win answer with these tactics

you are not manipulating just respecting

personal limits in a Kinder smarter way