Originally Posted by
phedre
I have to agree... far too many people put themselves in the position of being uncomfortable, doing something they don't want to do, and being plain inconvenienced simply because they aren't assertive enough to stand up for themselves. Women in particular are guilty of this - may as well admit it, we're raised to be "nice" so people will like us.
Where are these overly-obliging women that you speak of, I sure haven't encountered any of them in my travels! I agree with your post overall, but I have never noticed either lack of or excess assertiveness to be divided on gender lines.