Miss Manners: Women shouldn’t have to soften rejections
A reader says women shouldn’t be responsible for cushioning a man’s feelings and insists on clear refusals: “NO MEANS NO.”
Dear Miss Manners: As women, it is not our job to salvage a man’s ego when he cannot take “no” for an answer. Honestly, we need to make this point, and loudly: NO MEANS NO. If someone asks you on a date, it is perfectly OK to say, “That’s very nice of you, but no, thank you.”