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Author: Shi Xiaona
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Praise is a universal key, useful in many ways. It's inevitable for conflicts to arise when people interact, and at such times, it's best to use teasing or humorous language to cool the other person's anger and achieve reconciliation. Praise is not only a lubricant in interpersonal relationships but also a in life, capable of resolving many awkward situations. Of course, one must also pay attention to "singing to the tune of the mountain" and using the right key for the lock. Young women are increasingly interacting with men in their lives and work, which sometimes inevitably leads to some men being smitten and having improper thoughts. In such cases, we might as well first flatter the other person and give them a loud name, making it difficult for them to act recklessly under the spotlight. Xiaonan is beautiful and works in a company as a product sales planner. Once, after negotiating with a manager from another company, the manager secretly invited her: "Miss, would you like to have a late-night snack with me tonight?" She had no choice but to attend the meeting on time. Upon meeting, the manager was delighted and full of affection. They talked while eating. Xiaonan tried to persuade the manager to drink, eloquently introducing the company's development plan and praising him as a cultured, refined, trustworthy, and respected modern entrepreneur. The manager was quite proud and feigned modesty: "You flatter me." In the end, they danced together and the meeting concluded.
Sometimes, after saying the wrong thing, praising the other person can help one extricate themselves from a difficult situation. A tall and slim girl had just bought a waist-cinching short top and excitedly asked her friend for her opinion. Seeing her look even more like a mannequin in the new dress, her friend couldn't help but say, "This dress doesn't suit you." The girl's mood instantly shifted from sunny to cloudy. Seeing this, her friend quickly apologized and then said with a smile, "With your slender and graceful figure, if you wore loose, oversized long dresses, you would look even more ethereal and elegant. But short and plump people can't achieve that effect." Hearing this, the girl immediately turned her anger into joy. Her friend's words not only cleverly implied that the dress wasn't suitable for her figure but also sincerely shared her own fashion standards. A seemingly flattering remark actually contained infinite subtleties, making it tactful and indirect, allowing her to smoothly resolve the situation.
In interpersonal relationships, conflicts are inevitable. At such times, it's best to use teasing or humorous language to cool the other person's anger and achieve reconciliation. A wife with a strong sense of vanity, when discussing attending a friend's wedding with her husband, persistently demanded that he buy her an expensive flower hat. At that time, the family was experiencing an economic crisis, and naturally, the husband refused to spend that money. During the argument, the wife said in anger, "Little Xi and Little Jin's lovers are so generous—they've already bought their wives such flower hats. How about you? You're such a miser!" Unwilling to argue further, the husband exaggeratedly said, "But do they have someone as beautiful as you? I dare say, if they were as beautiful as you, they wouldn't need hats to decorate themselves, would they?" Hearing the humorous compliment, the wife couldn't help but laugh and the argument subsided.
Proud people often value their self-image and feel good about themselves. When dealing with them, it's best to adopt a tactful approach. There was a section chief