I got a 41 out of 48 on the Mr. Niceguy? self-assessment test, which doesn’t surprise me. While this whole No More Mr. Niceguy thing sounds on the surface suspiciously like the next bullshit pop-psychology book-marketing movement, I will be using the word “fuck” more in future, just in case. Because despite my suspicion of the generalizations of any self-help concept, some of this stuff does ring a bell.
What do you think?
Hmmm. Should women act in an equivalent manner? Should we let our inner lioness dominate?
great, another pet.
Er, fuck.
My bullshit meter was registering in the dark red “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” zone.
The problem in this world is that people aren’t nice enough, not that they’re too nice.
eh, fuck, who asked you, francis?
no, i mean, as usual, you’re right, of course. but especially so if you differentiate between soul-deadening cowardly niceness to avoid any conflict that only builds up frustration and anger and results in a passive-aggressive jerk, and a self-affirming, even eccentric, courageous niceness, which is what i’m assuming you mean and what i have always sensed coming from your corner.
Well, I’m definitely not passive-aggressive. But, you may be attributing better qualities to my, er, kind nature than actually exist… still, it’s what I aspire to, I think.