Deliberation

[nutty_irishman]

In recent years, I've been working on my interpersonal skills, learning how to apply my smarts in the social arena. While that definitely has its advantages, sometimes it leaves me feeling manipulative

Comments

[wimsey70]

I'm not sure why it tweaks your conscience either. :) Honestly. I wish I had something intelligent to say, but I read and re-read this trying to figure it out, and yeah, I got nothin'. Sorry :)

[nutty_irishman]

Does it make no sense, or do you simply have no response?

[wimsey70]

The journal entry eventually made sense, once I'd reread it a few times. But I didn't understand why you would feel manipulative, no. That part makes no sense to me. The fact that you have learned to make quick decisions about what's good or not good to say? What's wrong with that.

[nutty_irishman]

Aha. To clarify, sometimes I know what the response will be ... like complimenting somebody who's already into me, so they'll dig me even more. Although ... I guess there isn't anything wrong with that either, except that when I stop to think about it first, it feels like “playing” rather than “sincere.”