Tag: get what you need

Congratulations! You've finally realized you're not life's doormat, and you're ready to stand up for yourself. That's great! Only you find yourself caught in a dilemma: either you state your needs in such a way that your spouse doesn’t pay attention to you, or you come off like a raging bull and your spouse pays attention to you, but it ends up in fights or tears.

Neither approach is satisfactory. What to do? Simple: Ready, aim and fire.

What does that mean?