Weekend Argus Saturday

It’s okay to say ‘no’ to social invites

Boundaries

Have you been to a social event you didn’t want to go to simply because you were concerned about saying no?

Next time, freely say no. Research shows that declining an invitation does not pose as severe a social consequence as we fear.

“What we found over and over is that people overestimated these negative implications,” said Julian Givi, assistant professor

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