Agreed that making ambiguous requests prevents rejection from being explicit and allows for really awkward situations.
This is true even if everyone involved is “the right sexuality.”
That strikes me as a reason to endorse unambiguous (though polite) requests and rejections. That said, I agree that some people prefer to avoid them.
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Agreed that making ambiguous requests prevents rejection from being explicit and allows for really awkward situations.
This is true even if everyone involved is “the right sexuality.”
That strikes me as a reason to endorse unambiguous (though polite) requests and rejections. That said, I agree that some people prefer to avoid them.