tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post7261316657388084556..comments2023-04-08T06:06:13.055-07:00Comments on Notes from the Pens: Reverse PsychologyAya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-62182005679194614782010-05-15T21:58:04.442-07:002010-05-15T21:58:04.442-07:00I see. Well, that makes sense, especially with the...I see. Well, that makes sense, especially with the structure. Would he also feel as if he had lost face if he told you that you had forgotten? He could be just as bossy! :DJustMeSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782502007551152677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-47250126606699529582010-05-05T05:58:02.254-07:002010-05-05T05:58:02.254-07:00"Don't say that I am handsome". I am..."Don't say that I am handsome". I am wondering whether he would say something like this and in what scenario...June Hendrix-Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175377200928348007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-15757058564236576662010-04-30T05:59:21.048-07:002010-04-30T05:59:21.048-07:00Suzanne, no. He didn't make a language error, ...Suzanne, no. He didn't make a language error, intending to say one thing and saying another. It was in Hebrew, and the negation in Hebrew for commands is completely different from the negation in statements. He was commanding me not to give him an apple. He's very manipulative, and it was his way of making me feel guilty for forgetting.<br /><br />He doesn't like to ask for things directly, because he feels that puts him in a low position on the dominance hierarchy. He'd much rather that I ask him for permission to give him things. It's all very tricky!Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830585801297506770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974406546323301344.post-40689166361160270262010-04-29T18:35:21.822-07:002010-04-29T18:35:21.822-07:00Did he mean, "You didn't give me the appl...Did he mean, "You didn't give me the apple."?JustMeSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782502007551152677noreply@blogger.com